| 直辖市 | zhí xiá shì | municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 / and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city |  |
| 副市长 | fù shì zhǎng | deputy mayor |  |
| 城市化 | chéng shì huà | urbanization |  |
| 大都市 | dà dū shì | metropolis / large city / megacity |  |
| 菜市场 | cài shì chǎng | food market |  |
| 门市部 | mén shì bù | retail department / section of a retail store |  |
| 地级市 | dì jí shì | prefecture-level city |  |
| 纽约市 | Niǔ yuē Shì | New York City |  |
| 省辖市 | shěng xiá shì | provincial city |  |
| 菏泽市 | Hé zé Shì | Heze, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1dong1 Sheng3] |  |
| 新市镇 | xīn shì zhèn | new town / planned community |  |
| 高雄市 | Gāo xióng shì | Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city in south Taiwan |  |
| 新竹市 | Xīn zhú shì | Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries |  |
| 上市量 | | landing |  |
| 城市科 | | Urban Section |  |
| 安达市 | An1 dá shì | Anda, county-level city in Suihua 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang |  |
| 安国市 | An1 guó shì | Anguo, county-level city in Baoding 保定市[Bao3ding4 Shi4], Hebei |  |
| 安康市 | An1 kāng Shì | Ankang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3xi1 Sheng3] |  |
| 安陆市 | An1 lù shì | Anlu, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感市[Xiao4gan3 Shi4], Hubei |  |
| 安宁市 | An1 níng shì | Anning, county-level city in Kunming 昆明市[Kun1ming2 Shi4], Yunnan |  |
| 安庆市 | An1 qìng shì | Anqing, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3] |  |
| 安丘市 | An1 qiū shì | Anqiu, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2fang1 Shi4], Shandong |  |
| 安山市 | ān shān shì | Ansan |  |
| 鞍山市 | An1 shān shì | Anshan, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2ning2 Sheng3] |  |
| 安顺市 | An1 shùn shì | Anshun, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4zhou1 Sheng3] |  |
| 安阳市 | An1 yáng shì | Anyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2nan2 Sheng3] |  |
| 澳门市 | Aò mén shì | Municipality of Macau |  |
| 八德市 | Bā dé shì | Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan |  |
| 白城市 | Bái chéng shì | Baicheng, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3] |  |
| 柏崎市 | Bǎi qí shì | Kashiwazaki city, Japan |  |
| 百色市 | Bǎi sè shì | Baise, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] |  |
| 白山市 | Bái shān shì | Baishan, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3] |  |
| 白银市 | Bái yín shì | Baiyin, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1su4 Sheng3] |  |
| 坂出市 | bǎn chū shì | Sakaide, |  |
| 板桥市 | Bǎn qiáo shì | Banqiao or Panchiao city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |  |
| 保定市 | Bǎo dìng shì | Baoding, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2bei3 Sheng3] |  |
| 宝鸡市 | Bǎo jī Shì | Baoji, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3xi1 Sheng3] |  |
| 保山市 | Bǎo shān shì | Baoshan, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3] |  |
| 包头市 | Bāo tóu shì | Baotou, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1] |  |
| 巴中市 | Bā zhōng shì | Bazhong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3] |  |
| 霸州市 | Bà zhōu shì | Bazhou, county-level city in Langfang 廊坊市[Lang2fang2 Shi4], Hebei |  |
| 北安市 | Běi ān shì | Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河市[Hei1he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang |  |
| 北海市 | Běi hǎi shì | Beihai, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] |  |
| 北京市 | Běi jīng Shì | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) |  |
| 北流市 | Běi liú shì | Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林市[Yu4lin2 Shi4], Guangxi |  |
| 北票市 | Běi piào shì | Beipiao, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning |  |
| 北市区 | Běi shì qū | North city district |  |
| 北屯市 | Běi tún shì | Beitun, city in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1le4tai4 Di4qu1], Xinjiang |  |
| 北镇市 | Běi zhèn shì | Beizhen, county-level city in Jinzhou 錦州市|锦州市[Jin3zhou1 Shi4], Liaoning |  |
| 蚌埠市 | Bèng bù shì | Bengbu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3] |  |
| 本溪市 | Běn xī shì | Benxi, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2ning2 Sheng3] |  |
| 毕节市 | Bì jié shì | Bijie, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4zhou1 Sheng3] |  |
| 滨松市 | Bīn sōng shì | Hamamatsu, city in Shizuoka prefecture 靜岡縣|静冈县[Jing4 gang1 xian4], Japan |  |
| 滨州市 | Bīn zhōu shì | Binzhou, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1dong1 Sheng3] |  |
| 博乐市 | Bó lè shì | Börtala Shehiri of Bole City, county-level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang |  |
| 玻璃市 | Bō lí shì | Perlis, state of Malaysia adjacent to Thailand, capital Kangar 加央[Jia1 yang1] |  |
| 泊头市 | Bó tóu shì | Botou, county-level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei |  |
| 亳州市 | Bó zhōu shì | Bozhou, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3] |  |
| 沧州市 | Cāng zhōu Shì | Cangzhou, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2bei3 Sheng3] |  |
| 岑溪市 | Cén xī shì | Cenxi, county-level city in Wuzhou 梧州市[Wu2zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi |  |
| 长春市 | Cháng chūn shì | Changchun, sub-provincial city and capital of Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3] |  |
| 常德市 | Cháng dé shì | Changde, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2nan2 Sheng3] |  |
| 昌都市 | Chāng dū Shì | Qamdo, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1zang4 Zi4zhi4qu1] |  |
| 长葛市 | Cháng gě shì | Changge, county-level city in Xuchang 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3chang1 Shi4], Henan |  |
| 昌吉市 | Chāng jí shì | Changji, county-level city in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang |  |
| 长乐市 | Cháng lè shì | Changle, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian |  |
| 常宁市 | Cháng níng shì | Changning, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2yang2 Shi4], Hunan |  |
| 长沙市 | Cháng shā shì | Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2nan2 Sheng3] |  |
| 常熟市 | Cháng shú Shì | Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |  |
| 昌邑市 | Chāng yì shì | Changyi, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2fang1 Shi4], Shandong |  |
| 昌原市 | Chāng yuán shì | Changwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea |  |
| 长治市 | Cháng zhì shì | Changzhi, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1xi1 Sheng3] |  |
| 常州市 | Cháng zhōu shì | Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1su1 Sheng3] |  |
| 巢湖市 | Cháo hú shì | Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei 合肥[He2fei2], Anhui |  |
| 朝阳市 | Cháo yáng shì | Chaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2ning2 Sheng3] |  |
| 潮州市 | Cháo zhōu shì | Chaozhou, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3dong1 Sheng3] |  |
| 承德市 | Chéng dé shì | Chengde, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2bei3 Sheng3] |  |
| 成都市 | Chéng dū shì | Chengdu, sub-provincial city and capital of Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3] |  |
| 郴州市 | Chēn zhōu shì | Chenzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2nan2 Sheng3] |  |
| 赤壁市 | Chì bì shì | Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei / Chibi or Redcliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Redcliff of 208 |  |
| 赤峰市 | Chì fēng shì | Chifeng, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1] |  |
| 赤水市 | Chì shuǐ shì | Chishui, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1yi4 Shi4], Guizhou |  |
| 池州市 | Chí zhōu shì | Chizhou, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3] |  |
| 重庆市 | Chóng qìng shì | Chongqing municipality (abbr. to 渝[Yu2]) |  |
| 崇州市 | Chóng zhōu shì | Chongzhou, county-level city in Chengdu 成都市[Cheng2du1 Shi4], Sichuan |  |
| 崇左市 | Chóng zuǒ shì | Chongzuo, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] |  |
| 春川市 | Chūn chuān shì | Chuncheon city, capital of Gangwon province 江原道[Jiang1 yuan2 dao4], South Korea |  |
| 楚雄市 | Chǔ xióng shì | Chuxiong, county-level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3xiong2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] in central Yunnan |  |
| 出云市 | chū yún shì | Izumo, |  |
| 滁州市 | Chú zhōu shì | Chuzhou, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3] |  |
| 慈溪市 | Cí xī shì | Cixi, county-level city in Ningbo 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang |  |
| 从化市 | Cóng huà shì | Conghua, county-level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong |  |
| 大安市 | Dà ān shì | Da'an, county-level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin |  |
| 大城市 | dà chéng shì | major city / metropolis |  |
| 大跌市 | dà diē shì | great market fall / market crash |  |
| 大丰市 | Dà fēng shì | Dafeng, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu |  |
| 大连市 | Dà lián shì | Dalian, sub-provincial city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2ning2 Sheng3] |  |
| 大理市 | Dà lǐ shì | Dali city, capital of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 / in Yunnan |  |
| 大里市 | Dà lǐ shì | Dali or Tali City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan |  |
| 丹东市 | Dān dōng shì | Dandong, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2ning2 Sheng3] |  |
| 当阳市 | Dāng yáng shì | Dangyang, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌市[Yi2chang1 Shi4], Hubei |  |
| 丹阳市 | Dān yáng shì | Danyang, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4jiang1 Shi4], Jiangsu |  |
| 儋州市 | Dān zhōu shì | Danzhou, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3nan2 Sheng3] |  |
| 大庆市 | Dà qìng shì | Daqing, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1long2jiang1 Sheng3] |  |
| 大邱市 | Dà qiū shì | Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea |  |
| 大田市 | Dà tián shì | Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea |  |