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縣級市

简县级市 · 繁縣級市

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn jí shì

county-level city (administrative division in China)

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級: jí · level, rank, class; grade
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision
级: jí · level, rank, class; grade

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4–2–4 · xian4 ji2 shi4

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noun

county-level city

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