| 1 | 管辖 | 管轄 | guǎn xiá | guan3 xia2 | to administer; to have jurisdiction (over) | | |
| 2 | 直辖市 | 直轄市 | zhí xiá shì | zhi2 xia2 shi4 | municipality, namely: Beijing 北京 , Tianjin 天津 , Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆 , the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city | | |
| 3 | 辖 | 轄 | xiá | xia2 | to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow | | |
| 4 | 下辖 | 下轄 | xià xiá | xia4 xia2 | administered by; under the rule of | | |
| 5 | 省辖市 | 省轄市 | shěng xiá shì | sheng3 xia2 shi4 | provincial city | | |
| 6 | 市辖区 | 市轄區 | shì xiá qū | shi4 xia2 qu1 | city district (county-level administrative unit) | | |
| 7 | 统辖 | 統轄 | tǒng xiá | tong3 xia2 | to govern; to have complete control over; to be in command of | | |
| 8 | 辖区 | 轄區 | xiá qū | xia2 qu1 | administrative region | | |
| 9 | 辖制 | 轄制 | xiá zhì | xia2 zhi4 | to control | | |
| 10 | 直辖 | 直轄 | zhí xiá | zhi2 xia2 | to govern directly | | |
| 11 | 中央直辖市 | 中央直轄市 | zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì | zhong1 yang1 zhi2 xia2 shi4 | municipality, namely: Beijing 北京 , Tianjin 天津 , Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆 , the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city | | |