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直轄市

简直辖市 · 繁直轄市

Mandarin · pinyin zhí xiá shì

municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶, the first level administrative subdivision
province level city
also called directly governed city

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
辖: xiá · linchpin of wheel; control

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2–2–4 · zhi2 xia2 shi4

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zik6 hat6 si5

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noun

(countable) municipality directly under the central government (Classifier: 個／个 m)

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