废藩置县
fèi​fān​zhì​xiàn

Abolition of the Han system

  1. 废 廢 fèi adjectiveverb
    to abolish
    to stop using; to abandon; to discard; to abrogate or put an end to something
  2. 藩 fān
    vassal state
    (bound form) a vassal state or territory ruled by a feudal lord in ancient China
  3. 置 zhì verbnoun
    to set up
    to install; to establish; to set up a department or system
  4. 县 縣 xiàn noun
    county
    an administrative division below the level of a province or prefecture and above the level of a township; county