首善之区 shǒu shàn zhī qū

DEFINITIONS

  1. the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)
  2. also written 首善之地[shou3 shan4 zhi1 di4]

CHARACTERS

首 shǒu head; first; leader, chief; a poem
善 shàn good, virtuous, charitable, kind
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
区 qū area, district, region, ward