administrative region

linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle); (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over

to administer; to have jurisdiction over

to govern directly

to govern; to have complete control over; to be in command of

to control

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

city district (a county-level administrative unit under prefecture-level cities, or sub-prefecture-level under sub-provincial cities)

provincial city

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