首善之區 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
HSK 4
head; first; leader, chief; a poem
善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
區 qū area, district, region, ward; surname