副省级 (副省級) fùshěngjí

fùshěngjí noun sub-provincial (not provincial status, but independent)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '副省級')

Contained in

• 副省级市(副省級市) second tier provincial city
• 副省级城市(副省級城市) subprovincial city