直辖市

zhíxiáshì

municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called dire

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 直轄市

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上海是个直辖市。

Shanghai is a municipality.

直辖市有几个?

How many municipalities are there?