The word "哈尔滨市" is formed by appending the character "市", meaning "city", as an administrative suffix to the specific place name "哈尔滨", which is a phonetic transliteration used to identify the locality, thereby designating it as the municipal entity of Harbin.
Word Definition - 哈尔滨市
hā ěr bīn shìHarbin, sub-provincial city and capital of Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[hēilóngjiāng shěng]