地級市

prefecture-level city

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

market / city / CL:個|个[ge4]

(administrative) prefecture-level

level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level

sub-prefecture-level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture)