| 地区 | dì qū | local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 区域 | qū yù | area / region / district | |
| 小区 | xiǎo qū | neighborhood / district | |
| 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 | |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street / CL:條|条[tiao2] / subdistrict / residential district | |
| 市区 | shì qū | urban district / downtown / city center | |
| 分区 | fēn qū | allocated area (for housing, industry etc) / district | |
| 城区 | chéng qū | city district / urban area | |
| 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 | |
| 地域 | dì yù | area / district / region | |
| 一带 | yī dài | region / district | |
| 地段 | dì duàn | section / district | |
| 浦东 | Pǔ dōng | Pudong, subprovincial district of Shanghai | |
| 天河 | Tiān hé | Milky Way / Tianhe District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 顺德 | Shùn dé | Shunde District of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 郊区 | jiāo qū | suburban district / outskirts / suburbs / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 保护区 | bǎo hù qū | conservation district / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] | |
| 六合 | Lù hé | Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 | |
| 行政区 | xíng zhèng qū | administrative district | |
| 南开 | Nán kāi | Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 军区 | jūn qū | geographical area of command / (PLA) military district | |
| 武昌 | Wǔ chāng | Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei | |
| 番禺 | Pān yú | Panyu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / Panyu County in Guangdong province | |
| 新天地 | Xīn tiān dì | Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai) | |
| 江北 | Jiāng běi | Jiangbei district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan / Chongqing's main airport / Jiangbei district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 商圈 | shāng quān | commercial district / business district | |
| 暖暖 | Nuǎn nuǎn | Nuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan | |
| 江东 | Jiāng dōng | Jiangdong district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 庐山 | Lú shān | Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot | |
| 虹桥 | Hóng qiáo | Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin | |
| 大观 | Dà guān | Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui | |
| 南湖 | Nán hú | Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 保税区 | bǎo shuì qū | duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area | |
| 山城 | Shān chéng | Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan | |
| 南岸 | Nán àn | Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 龙华 | Lóng huá | Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺[Long2 hua2 Si4] in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区[Long2 hua2 Qu1] of Shenzhen, Guangdong | |
| 徐家汇 | Xú jiā huì | Xujiahui, an area in 徐匯區|徐汇区[Xu2 hui4 qu1], Xuhui district, central Shanghai | |
| 选区 | xuǎn qū | electoral district / constituency | |
| 中心区 | zhōng xīn qū | central district | |
| 区长 | qū zhǎng | district chief | |
| 蜀山 | Shǔ shān | Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui | |
| 商业区 | shāng yè qū | business district / downtown | |
| 崂山 | Láo shān | Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong | |
| 大内 | Dà nèi | Danei, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan | |
| 南沙 | Nán shā | Nansha Islands or Spratly Islands / Nansha District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 华龙 | Huà lóng | Hualong district of Puyang city 濮陽市|濮阳市[Pu2 yang2 shi4], Henan | |
| 北戴河 | Běi dài hé | Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei | |
| 江岸 | Jiāng àn | Jiang'an district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei | |
| 大坑 | dà kēng | Tai Hang District, Hong Kong | |
| 秦淮 | Qín huái | Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 | |
| 中国政法大学 | Zhōng guó Zhèng fǎ Dà xué | China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[Chang1 ping2], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海澱區|海淀区[Hai3 dian4 qu1] | |
| 市辖区 | shì xiá qū | city district (county-level administrative unit) | |
| 山海关 | Shān hǎi guān | Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei | |
| 滨海新区 | Bīn hǎi xīn qū | Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin | |
| 丰润 | Fēng rùn | Fengrun district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei | |
| 红灯区 | hóng dēng qū | red-light district | |
| 学区 | xué qū | school district | |
| 三山 | Sān shān | Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui | |
| 街市 | jiē shì | downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc | |
| 湾仔 | Wān Zǎi | Wan Chai district of Hong Kong | |
| 碑林 | Bēi lín | Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an) / Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 鄞州 | Yín zhōu | Yinzhou district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 中区 | zhōng qū | central district (of a city) / central zone | |
| 县官 | xiàn guān | district magistrate / county magistrate | |
| 旅顺 | Lu:3 shùn | Lüshun / Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning / called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905 | |
| 士林 | Shì lín | Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan | |
| 太爷 | tài yé | (respectful for) one's grandfather / sb's father / older people / the head of the house (used by servants) / a district magistrate | |
| 恒山 | Héng Shān | Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang | |
| 湖区 | Hú Qū | Lake District, north England | |
| 崆峒 | Kōng tóng | Kongtong district of Pingliang city 平涼市|平凉市[Ping2 liang2 shi4], Gansu | |
| 临河 | Lín hé | Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia | |
| 南坪 | Nán píng | Nanping, common place name / Nanping township in Nan'an district of Chongqing | |
| 黄大仙 | huáng dà xiān | Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
| 内湖 | Nèi hú | Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan | |
| 屯门 | Tún Mén | Tuen Mun district of New Territories, Hong Kong | |
| 海沧 | Hǎi cāng | Haicang district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian | |
| 金明 | Jīn míng | Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan | |
| 沙市 | Shā shì | Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei | |
| 萨摩 | Sà mó | Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc | |
| 美兰 | Měi lán | Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan | |
| 江州 | Jiāng zhōu | Jiangzhou district of Chongzuo city 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 shi4], Guangxi | |
| 公诉人 | gōng sù rén | district attorney / public prosecutor / procurator | |
| 赤壁之战 | Chì bì zhī zhàn | Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] | |
| 方志 | fāng zhì | local chronicles / district records | |
| 吴兴 | Wú xīng | Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 南浔 | Nán xún | Nanxun district of Huzhou city 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 淄川 | Zī chuān | Zichuan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong | |
| 广安门 | Guǎng ān mén | Guanganmen in Xuanwu 宣武區|宣武区 / district of southwest Beijing | |
| 城厢 | Chéng xiāng | Chengxiang district of Putian city 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 shi4], Fujian | |
| 鼓山 | Gǔ shān | Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan | |
| 鄞州区 | Yín zhōu qū | Yinzhou district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 哈桑 | Hā sāng | Hassan (person name) / Hassan District | |
| 考区 | kǎo qū | the exam area / the district where an exam takes place | |
| 小港 | Xiǎo gǎng | Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan | |
| 阿莲 | A1 lián | Alian District, a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 北角 | Běi Jiǎo | North Point district of Hong Kong | |
| 右江 | Yòu jiāng | Youjiang district of Baise city 百色市[Bai3 se4 shi4], Guangxi | |
| 周口店 | Zhōu kǒu diàn | Zhoukoudian prehistoric site in Fangshan district 房山區|房山区[Fang2 shan1 qu1], Beijing | |
| 岚山 | Lán shān | Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 shi4], Shandong | |
| 八宝山 | Bā bǎo shān | Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing | |
