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中央直辖市
中央直轄市
zhōngyāngzhíxiáshì
1.
municipality, namely: Beijing [[北京]], Tianjin [[天津]], Shanghai [[上海]] and Chongqing [[重慶|重庆]], the first level administrative subdivision
2.
province level city
3.
also called directly governed city
Character Breakdown
中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1
4 丶
央
yāng
central; to beg; to run out
HSK 6
5 丶
直
zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
HSK 3
8 丶
辖
xiá
to control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel
HSK 6
14 丶
市
shì
city, town; market, fair; to trade
HSK 3
5 丶
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