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直辖市 (zhí xiá shì) — municipality (city directly under the central government, equal in status to a province)

Definition

A province-level city administered directly by the central government — one of only four: 北京, 天津, 上海, 重庆. Its mayor ranks equal to a provincial governor (省长).

noun
municipality (city directly under the central government, equal in status to a province)

Examples

  • 直辖市。
    zhí xiá shì Shì zhōng guó zuì gāo jí bié de chéng shì zhī yī.
    Municipalities are one of the highest-level cities in China.
  • 、、直辖市。
    Běi jīng, tiān jīn, shàng hǎi hé chóng qìng shì zhōng guó de sì gè zhí xiá shì.
    Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing are China's four municipalities.
  • 直辖市。
    zhí xiá shì De shì zhǎng hé shěng zhǎng píng jí.
    The mayor of a municipality is at the same level as a provincial governor.
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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