废藩置县 fèi fān zhì xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)

CHARACTERS

废 fèi
HSK 5
abrogate, terminate, discard
藩 fān fence; boundary; outlying border
置 zhì
HSK 5
place, lay out; set aside
县 xiàn
HSK 5
county, district, subdivision