特别行政区 tè bié xíng zhèng qū

DEFINITIONS

  1. special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门
  2. refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government
  3. refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia

CHARACTERS

特 tè
HSK 3
special, unique, distinguished
别 bié
HSK 2
separate, other; do not
行 xíng
HSK 3
go; walk; move, travel; circulate
政 zhèng
HSK 5
government, political affairs
区 qū
HSK 4
area, district, region, ward