直辖市 zhí xiá shì

direct-controlled city; city at province level

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 89129th word

Definitions

  1. 1. municipality, namely: Beijing 北京běi jīng, Tianjin 天津tiān jīn, Shanghai 上海shàng hǎi and Chongqing 重庆chóng qìng, the first level administrative subdivision
  2. 2. also called directly governed city
  3. 3. province level city

Characters

Character Meaning
直 zhí HSK 3
straight; vertical; straightforward
辖 xiá HSK 6
to govern; having jurisdiction over; to control
市 shì HSK 3
city; market