| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |   |
| 我国 | wǒ guó | our country / China | |
| 中华 | Zhōng huá | China (alternate formal name) | |
| 唐山 | Táng shān | Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese) | |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government | |
| 上海 | Shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4] | |
| 广东 | Guǎng dōng | Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州 | |
| 浙江 | Zhè jiāng | Zhejiang province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙, capital Hangzhou 杭州 | |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule | |
| 江苏 | Jiāng sū | Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏, capital Nanjing 南京 | |
| 山东 | Shān dōng | Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2] | |
| 南京 | Nán jīng | Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 / capital of China at different historical periods | |
| 杭州 | Háng zhōu | Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China | |
| 天津 | Tiān jīn | Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津 | |
| 四川 | Sì chuān | Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 / or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都 | |
| 成都 | Chéng dū | Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 / in southwest China | |
| 河南 | Hé nán | Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1] | |
| 人大 | Rén dà | (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]) / Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2]) | |
| 福建 | Fú jiàn | Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 / or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan | |
| 湖南 | Hú nán | Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1] | |
| 河北 | Hé běi | Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1] | |
| 西安 | Xī ān | Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China / see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 Qu1] | |
| 网通 | wǎng tōng | China Netcom (CNC), former telecommunication service provider in PRC | |
| 湖北 | Hú běi | Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4] | |
| 沈阳 | Shěn yáng | Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China / old names include Fengtian 奉天[Feng4 tian1], Shengjing 盛京[Sheng4 jing1] and Mukden | |
| 大连 | Dà lián | Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 安徽 | An1 huī | Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2] | |
| 中华人民共和国 | Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó | People's Republic of China | |
| 云南 | Yún nán | Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[dian1] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明 | |
| 陕西 | Shǎn xī | Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3] or 秦[Qin2], capital Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1] | |
| 广西 | Guǎng xī | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 / in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁 / until 1959, Guangxi province | |
| 辽宁 | Liáo níng | Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2] | |
| 山西 | Shān xī | Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉|晋[Jin4] capital Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2] | |
| 江西 | Jiāng xī | Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛|赣[Gan4], capital Nanchang 南昌[Nan2 chang1] | |
| 郑州 | Zhèng zhōu | Zhengzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Henan Province in central China | |
| 长沙 | Cháng shā | Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China | |
| 济南 | Jǐ nán | Jinan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China | |
| 海南 | Hǎi nán | Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口[Hai3 kou3] / Hainan Island / Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia / Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai | |
| 吉林 | Jí lín | Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春 / also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province | |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River | |
| 黑龙江 | Hēi lóng jiāng | Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] / Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia / Amur river | |
| 哈尔滨 | Hā ěr bīn | Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 福州 | Fú zhōu | Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China / formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow | |
| 昆明 | Kūn míng | Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China | |
| 贵州 | Guì zhōu | Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qian2] or 貴|贵[Gui4], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2] | |
| 合肥 | Hé féi | Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3] in south central China | |
| 长春 | Cháng chūn | Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 / in northeast China | |
| 央视 | Yāng shì | China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhong1 guo2 Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2] | |
| 珠海 | Zhū hǎi | Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China | |
| 南宁 | Nán níng | Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 | |
| 华夏 | Huá xià | old name for China / Cathay | |
| 南昌 | Nán chāng | Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 / in southeast China / also Nanchang county | |
| 院长 | yuàn zhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / president of a university / department head / dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 石家庄 | Shí jiā zhuāng | Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] in north China | |
| 太原 | Tài yuán | Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] in central north China | |
| 小灵通 | xiǎo líng tōng | Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" | |
| 长安 | Cháng ān | Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2] / now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an | |
| 青海 | Qīng hǎi | Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁 | |
| 华东 | Huá dōng | East China | |
| 民国 | Mín guó | Republic of China (1912-1949) / used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 / is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) | |
| 南海 | Nán Hǎi | South China Sea | |
| 华南 | Huá nán | Southern China | |
| 东海 | Dōng Hǎi | East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) | |
| 证监会 | Zhèng jiān huì | China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) / abbr. for 中國證券監督管理委員會|中国证券监督管理委员会[Zhong1 guo2 Zheng4 quan4 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] | |
| 民工 | mín gōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project | |
| 中国共产党 | Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng | Communist Party of China | |
| 中共中央 | Zhōng Gòng Zhōng yāng | Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會|中国共产党中央委员会[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3 Zhong1 yang1 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] | |
| 乌鲁木齐 | Wū lǔ mù qí | Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in west China | |
| 神州 | Shén zhōu | old name for China | |
| 大桥 | Dà Qiáo | Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China | |
| 农民工 | nóng mín gōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) | |
| 陈水扁 | Chén Shuǐ biǎn | Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 / politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008 | |
| 孙子 | Sūn zǐ | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War&rdquo / 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] | |
| 中央电视台 | Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái | China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network | |
| 中国电信 | Zhōng guó Diàn xìn | China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service) | |
| 华北 | Huá běi | North China | |
| 大庆 | Dà qìng | Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 人民银行 | Rén mín Yín háng | People's Bank of China | |
| 中都 | Zhōng dū | Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing | |
| 在华 | zài Huá | within China / during one's visit to China | |
| 湛江 | Zhàn jiāng | Zhanjiang prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China | |
| 鞍山 | An1 shān | Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 华中 | Huá zhōng | central China | |
| 建行 | Jiàn háng | China Construction Bank (abbr.) | |
| 中国银行 | Zhōng guó Yín háng | Bank of China (BoC) | |
| 中南 | Zhōng Nán | South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa | |
| 蒋介石 | Jiǎng Jiè shí | Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 | |
| 中国网 | Zhōng guó wǎng | China network | |
| 九州 | Jiǔ zhōu | division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands | |
| 中石化 | Zhōng shí huà | China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec / abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司 | |
| 外企 | wài qǐ | foreign enterprise / company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong / abbr. for 外資企業|外资企业 | |
| 西宁 | Xī níng | Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China | |
| 对华 | duì Huá | (policy etc) towards China | |
| 中国人民银行 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Yín háng | People's Bank of China | |
| 中西 | Zhōng Xī | China and the West / Chinese-Western | |
| 抚顺 | Fǔ shùn | Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China / also Fushun county | |
| 营口 | Yíng kǒu | Yingkou, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 光大 | guāng dà | splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank | |
| 锦州 | Jǐn zhōu | Jinzhou prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 中华民国 | Zhōng huá Mín guó | Republic of China | |
