directly administer; directly under
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be directly under the jurisdiction of; to be directly administered by
formalUsed in administrative and governmental contexts to describe a city, region, or institution that is governed directly by a higher authority (e.g., the central government) rather than through intermediate levels.
Chóng重
qìng庆
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
zhí直
xiá辖
shì市
zhī之
yī一
。
Chongqing is one of China's municipalities directly under the central government.
Zhè这
gè个
jī机
gòu构
yóu由
Guó国
wù务
yuàn院
zhí直
xiá辖
。
This institution is directly under the jurisdiction of the State Council.
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Zhí直
xiá辖
shì市
de的
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
jiào较
kuài快
。
The economic development of municipalities directly under the central government is usually relatively fast.