ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv dᵻvˈɪʒənz ʌv tʃˈaɪnə, ðɛɹˌɑːɹ θɹˈiː lˈɛvəlz ʌv sˈɪɾiz, nˈeɪmli dᵻɹˈɛktɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz, pɹˈiːfɛktʃɚlˈɛvəl sˈɪɾiz, ænd kˈaʊntilˈɛvəl sˈɪɾiz.
According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three levels of cities, namely direct-administered municipalities (), prefecture-level cities (), and county-level cities ().