直辖市

Traditional: 直轄市

zhí xiá shì

Dictionary entry

municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision

What does 直辖市 mean?

直辖市 (zhí xiá shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision

2province level city

3also called directly governed city

Character breakdown

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直Zhísurname Zhi · Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 辖xiálinchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) · (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over 市shìmarket · city

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