県けん級きゅう市し

noun

county-level city (of China)

A Chinese administrative division; a city that is under the jurisdiction of a prefecture but has urban status. Used in contexts discussing Chinese geography or government.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの県けん級きゅう市しは、県けんと同おなじ行ぎょう政せいレベルに位い置ちづけられている。

  County-level cities in China are positioned at the same administrative level as counties.