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大部制

Mandarin · pinyin dà bù zhì

super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department functions)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
部: bù · part, division, section
制: zhì · system; establish; overpower

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4–4–4 · da4 bu4 zhi4

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