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市轄區

简市辖区 · 繁市轄區

Mandarin · pinyin shì xiá qū

city district (a county-level administrative unit under prefecture-level cities, or sub-prefecture-level under sub-provincial cities)

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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
轄: Look up this written character
區: Look up this written character
辖: xiá · linchpin of wheel; control
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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4–2–1 · shi4 xia2 qu1

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si5 hat6 keoi1

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noun

(Mainland China, government) municipal district (a county-level administrative division of Mainland China)

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