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