地ち級きゅう市し

noun

prefecture-level city (China)

A Chinese administrative division ranking below a province and above a county. Used in discussions of Chinese geography, politics, and economics.

• 中ちゅう国ごくには多おおくの地ち級きゅう市しがある。

  There are many prefecture-level cities in China.

• この地ち級きゅう市しは経けい済ざい発はっ展てんが著いちじるしい。

  This prefecture-level city has seen remarkable economic development.