直轄市

zhíxiáshì

An administrative division of China which is directly under the administration of the Central Government and has jurisdiction over the city and various counties and districts around. There are four municipalities in China now, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing.

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

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直轄市|直辖市 [zhí xiá shì] ► municipality, namely: Beijing ↑北京, Tianjin ↑天津, Shanghai ↑上海 and Chongqing ↑重慶|↑重庆, the first level administrative subdivision ► province level city ► also called directly governed city