副省級城市 fù shěng jí chéng shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province)

CHARACTERS

副 fù assist; supplement; assistant
省 shěng province; save, economize
級 jí level, rank, class; grade
城 chéng castle; city, town; municipality
市 shì market, fair; city, town; trade