prefecture capital; historical administrative city
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the city where a prefecture-level administrative office was located (in imperial China)
archaicRefers specifically to the walled administrative center of a prefecture (府) during China's imperial period, often distinguished from the surrounding county.
Quán泉
zhōu州
fǔ府
chéng城
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàn现
cún存
zuì最
wán完
zhěng整
de的
fǔ府
chéng城
zhī之
yī一
。
The Quanzhou prefecture capital is one of the most completely preserved prefecture cities in China.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
fǔ府
chéng城
tōng通
cháng常
shì是
gāi该
dì地
qū区
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
hé和
jīng经
jì济
zhōng中
xīn心
。
In ancient times, the prefecture capital was usually the political and economic center of the region.
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Zhè这
zuò座
fǔ府
chéng城
yǒu有
zhe着
liù六
bǎi百
duō多
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
This prefecture city has a history of more than six hundred years.