| 泸沽湖 | Lú gū Hú | Lugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan |  |
| 千岛湖 | Qiān dǎo Hú | Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 | |
| 洞庭湖 | Dòng tíng Hú | Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province | |
| 青海湖 | Qīng hǎi Hú | Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon) | |
| 天鹅湖 | Tiān é Hú | Swan Lake | |
| 老江湖 | lǎo jiāng hú | a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world | |
| 鄱阳湖 | Pó yáng Hú | Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi | |
| 走江湖 | zǒu jiāng hú | to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer) |  |
| 盐湖城 | Yán hú chéng | Salt Lake City, capital of Utah | |
| 淡水湖 | dàn shuǐ hú | freshwater lake | |
| 淀山湖 | Diàn shān Hú | Dianshan Lake in Shanghai | |
| 鼎湖山 | dǐng hú shān | Dinghu | |
| 咸水湖 | xián shuǐ hú | salt lake | |
| 跑江湖 | pǎo jiāng hú | to make a living as a traveling performer etc | |
| 五大湖 | Wǔ dà hú | Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes | |
| 冰间湖 | | polynya | |
| 艾比湖 | Aì bǐ Hú | Aibi Lake (Ebinur) in Xinjiang | |
| 艾丁湖 | Aì dīng Hú | Ayding Lake (Aydingkol) in Xinjiang | |
| 八仙湖 | Bā xiān Hú | see 草海[Cao3 hai3] | |
| 贝尔湖 | Bèi ěr Hú | Buir Lake of Inner Mongolia | |
| 北湖区 | Běi hú qū | North lake district / Beihu district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 shi4], Hunan | |
| 冰下湖 | bīng xià hú | subglacial lake | |
| 滨湖区 | Bīn hú qū | Binhu district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 博登湖 | Bó dēng Hú | Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland) | |
| 博湖县 | Bó hú xiàn | Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang | |
| 长湖镇 | cháng hú zhèn | Esgaroth | |
| 巢湖市 | Cháo hú shì | Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei 合肥[He2fei2], Anhui | |
| 程海湖 | Chéng hǎi Hú | Chenghai Lake in Lijiang 麗江市|丽江市, Hunan | |
| 大湖区 | dà hú qū | Lake district, north England | |
| 大湖乡 | Dà hú xiāng | Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan | |
| 大明湖 | Dà míng Hú | Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong | |
| 鼎湖区 | Dǐng hú qū | Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 东湖区 | Dōng hú qū | Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi | |
| 东西湖 | Dōng xī hú | Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei | |
| 奋起湖 | Fèn qǐ hú | Fenchihu, town in Chiayi County, Taiwan | |
| 观澜湖 | Guān lán Hú | Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company) | |
| 洪湖市 | Hóng hú shì | Honghu, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1zhou1 Shi4], Hubei | |
| 洪泽湖 | Hóng zé Hú | Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province | |
| 呼伦湖 | Hū lún Hú | Hulun Lake of Inner Mongolia | |
| 建湖县 | Jiàn hú xiàn | Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu | |
| 镜湖区 | Jìng hú qū | Jinghu, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2hu2 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 金湖县 | Jīn hú xiàn | Jinhu county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu | |
| 金湖镇 | Jīn hú zhèn | Chinhu town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan | |
| 口湖乡 | Kǒu hú xiāng | Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 昆明湖 | Kūn míng Hú | Kunming Lake | |
| 梁子湖 | Liáng zi hú | Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[E4 zhou1 shi4], Hubei | |
| 莲湖区 | Lián hú Qū | Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 龙湖区 | Lóng hú qū | Longhu District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 龙子湖 | Lóng zi hú | Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4bu4 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 罗湖区 | Luó hú qū | Luohu district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong | |
| 南湖区 | Nán hú qū | Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 内湖区 | Nèi hú qū | Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan | |
| 彭湖岛 | Péng hú Dǎo | Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung | |
| 澎湖岛 | Péng hú Dǎo | Pescadores Islands, Penghu county, Taiwan | |
| 澎湖县 | Péng hú xiàn | Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan | |
| 平湖市 | Píng hú shì | Pinghu, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang | |
| 青山湖 | Qīng shān hú | Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi | |
| 人工湖 | rén gōng hú | artificial lake | |
| 熔岩湖 | róng yán hú | lava lake | |
| 邵伯湖 | Shào bó Hú | Shaobo Lake, freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province | |
| 四湖乡 | Sì hú xiāng | Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 松坡湖 | Sōng pō Hú | see 草海[Cao3 hai3] | |
| 太湖县 | Tài hú xiàn | Taihu, a county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1qing4], Anhui | |
| 亭湖区 | Tíng hú qū | Tinghu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 沃化湖 | wò huà hú | eutrophic lake / eutrophied lake | |
| 芜湖市 | Wú hú shì | Wuhu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3] | |
| 芜湖县 | Wú hú xiàn | Wuhu county in Wuhu 蕪湖|芜湖[Wu2 hu2], Anhui | |
| 溪湖区 | Xī hú qū | Xihu, a district of Benxi 本溪市[Ben3xi1 Shi4], Liaoning | |
| 西湖区 | Xī hú qū | West lake district (place name) / Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang / Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi | |
| 西湖乡 | Xī hú xiāng | Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan | |
| 溪湖镇 | Xī hú zhèn | Xihu or Hsihu Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 休伦湖 | Xiū lún Hú | Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] | |
| 雪狼湖 | xuě láng hú | Snow | |
| 盐湖区 | Yán hú qū | Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 shi4], Shanxi | |
| 堰塞湖 | yàn sè hú | barrier lake / landslide dam / dammed lake | |
| 伊利湖 | Yī lì Hú | Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] | |
| 月湖区 | Yuè hú qū | Yuehu district of Yingtan city 鷹潭市|鹰潭市, Jiangxi | |
| 岳普湖 | Yuè pǔ hú | Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang | |
| 雨湖区 | Yǔ hú qū | Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 shi4], Hunan | |
| 筼筜湖 | Yún dāng Hú | Yundang or Yuandang Lake in Xiamen | |
| 乍得湖 | Zhà dé Hú | Lake Chad | |
| 五湖四海 | wǔ hú sì hǎi | all parts of the country | |
| 闯荡江湖 | chuǎng dàng jiāng hú | to travel around the country | |
| 喀纳斯湖 | Kā nà sī Hú | Kanas Lake in Xinjiang | |
| 赛里木湖 | Sài lǐ mù Hú | Sayram Lake in Xinjiang | |
| 博斯腾湖 | Bó sī téng Hú | Bosten Lake in Xinjiang | |
| 江湖骗子 | jiāng hú piàn zi | swindler / itinerant con-man | |
| 浪迹江湖 | làng jì jiāng hú | to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind | |
| 贫营养湖 | | dystrophic lake | |
| 安大略湖 | An1 dà lu:è Hú | Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] | |
| 奥涅加湖 | ào niè jiā hú | Lake | |
| 贝加尔湖 | Bèi jiā ěr Hú | Lake Baikal, Russia | |
| 布莱德湖 | Bù lái dé Hú | Lake Bled, glacial lake amid the Julian Alps in Slovenia, adjacent to the town of Bled | |
| 巢湖地区 | Cháo hú dì qū | Chaohu prefecture, Anhui | |
| 重出江湖 | chóng chū jiāng hú | (of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity / to jump back into the thick of things / (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected / to make a comeback | |
| 重现江湖 | chóng xiàn jiāng hú | see 重出江湖[chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2] | |
| 东西湖区 | Dōng xī hú qū | Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei | |
| 富营养湖 | fù yíng yǎng hú | eutrophic lake / eutrophied lake | |
| 江河湖海 | jiāng hé hú hǎi | rivers, lakes and oceans / bodies of water | |
| 江湖艺人 | jiāng hú yì rén | itinerant entertainer | |
| 江湖医生 | Jiāng hú yī shēng | quack / charlatan / itinerant doctor and swindler | |
| 礁湖星云 | Jiāo hú xīng yún | Lagoon Nebula, M8 | |
| 雷扎耶湖 | Léi zhá yē Hú | Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake / formerly called lake Rezaiyeh | |
| 梁子湖区 | Liáng zi hú qū | Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[E4 zhou1 shi4], Hubei | |
| 龙子湖区 | Lóng zi hú qū | Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4bu4 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 麓湖公园 | Lù Hú Gōng yuán | Luhu Park in central Guangzhou | |
| 密歇根湖 | Mì xiē gēn Hú | Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] | |
| 澎湖列岛 | Péng hú Liè dǎo | Pescadores Islands, Taiwan | |
| 澎湖群岛 | Péng hú Qún dǎo | Penghu or Pescadores, archipelago of 90 islands to west of Taiwan | |
| 青山湖区 | Qīng shān hú qū | Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi | |
| 索尔顿湖 | suǒ ěr dùn hú | Salton sea | |
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