| 沪上 | Hù shàng | alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / at (or in) Shanghai |  |
| 上海东亚足球俱乐部 | shàng hǎi dōng yà zú qiú jù lè bù | Shanghai | |
| 上海商业储蓄银行 | shàng hǎi shāng yè chǔ xù yín háng | Shanghai | |
| 上海 | Shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4] | |
| 伤害 | shāng hài | to injure / to harm |  |
| 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 | |
| 浦东 | Pǔ dōng | Pudong, subprovincial district of Shanghai | |
| 复旦 | Fù dàn | Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[Fu4 dan4 Da4 xue2] | |
| 交通大学 | Jiāo tōng Dà xué | abbr. for 上海交通大學|上海交通大学 / Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通大學|西安交通大学 / Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通大學|国立交通大学 / National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc | |
| 滑稽 | huá jī | comical / funny / amusing / old pr. [gu3 ji1] / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang | |
| 复旦大学 | Fù dàn Dà xué | Fudan University, Shanghai | |
| 虹桥 | Hóng qiáo | Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin | |
| 上汽 | Shàng Qì | abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團|上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) | |
| 京沪 | Jīng Hù | Beijing and Shanghai | |
| 汇丰 | Huì fēng | Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) | |
| 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 | |
| 外滩 | Wài tān | the Shanghai Bund or Waitan | |
| 申城 | Shēn chéng | alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / alternative name for Xinyang City, Henan 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4] | |
| 上证 | Shàng Zhèng | Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), abbr. for 上海證券交易所|上海证券交易所[Shang4 hai3 Zheng4 quan4 Jiao1 yi4 suo3] | |
| 上海交通大学 | Shàng hǎi Jiāo tōng Dà xué | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | |
| 人民广场 | Rén mín Guǎng chǎng | People's Square, Shanghai | |
| 南京路 | Nán jīng lù | Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai | |
| 周庄 | Zhōu zhuāng | Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction | |
| 上海大学 | Shàng hǎi Dà xué | Shanghai University | |
| 沪江 | Hù jiāng | alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] | |
| 陈毅 | Chén Yì | Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972 | |
| 上海财经大学 | Shàng hǎi Cái jīng Dà xué | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) | |
| 沪宁 | Hù Níng | Shanghai and Nanjing | |
| 黄浦江 | Huáng pǔ jiāng | Huangpu River in Shanghai | |
| 汇丰银行 | Huì fēng Yín háng | Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) | |
| 上海话 | Shàng hǎi huà | Shanghainese / Shanghai dialect | |
| 黄兴 | Huáng Xīng | Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4], murdered in Shanghai in 1916 | |
| 里弄 | lǐ lòng | lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families | |
| 沪综指 | Hù zōng zhǐ | Shanghai composite index (stock market index) | |
| 五角场 | Wǔ jiǎo chǎng | Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University | |
| 上海外国语大学 | Shàng hǎi Wài guó yǔ Dà xué | Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) | |
| 杜月笙 | Dù Yuè shēng | Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist | |
| 上海戏剧学院 | Shàng hǎi Xì jù Xué yuàn | Shanghai Theatrical Institute | |
| 徐匡迪 | Xú Kuāng dí | Xu Kuangdi (1937-), PRC politician and former mayor of Shanghai | |
| 淀山湖 | Diàn shān Hú | Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province | |
| 上海医科大学 | Shàng hǎi Yī kē Dà xué | Shanghai Medical University | |
| 宋教仁 | Sòng Jiào rén | Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913 | |
| 沪剧 | Hù jù | Shanghai opera | |
| 周庄镇 | Zhōu zhuāng Zhèn | Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction | |
| 上海海运学院 | | Shanghai Maritime Institute | |
| 吴 | Wú | surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods | |
| 沪 | Hù | short name for Shanghai | |
| 十里洋场 | shí lǐ yáng chǎng | the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements / (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city | |
| 杜威 | Dù Wēi | Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star / Dewey (name) | |
| 金山 | Jīn shān | Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai / Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 姚明 | Yáo Míng | Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 | |
| 松江 | Sōng jiāng | Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai | |
| 四一二 | sì yī èr | 12th April / refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai | |
| 宝山 | Bǎo shān | Baoshang District of Shanghai / Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang / Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan | |
| 上海市 | Shàng hǎi shì | Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪 | |
| 虹口区 | Hóng kǒu Qū | Hongkou district, central Shanghai | |
| 黄浦区 | Huáng pǔ qū | Huangpu district, central Shanghai | |
| 嘉定区 | Jiā dìng qū | Jiading district of northwest Shanghai | |
| 闵行区 | Mǐn háng Qū | Minhang District of Shanghai | |
| 上海大剧院 | Shàng hǎi Dà jù yuàn | Shanghai Grand Theater | |
| 上海第二医科大学 | Shàng hǎi Dì èr Yī kē Dà xué | Shanghai Second Medical University | |
| 上海合作组织 | Shàng hǎi Hé zuò Zǔ zhī | Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) | |
| 上海浦东发展银行 | Shàng hǎi Pǔ dōng Fā zhǎn Yín háng | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | |
| 上海体育场 | Shàng hǎi Tǐ yù chǎng | Shanghai Stadium | |
| 上海音乐学院 | Shàng hǎi Yīn yuè Xué yuàn | Shanghai Conservatory of Music | |
| 上海证券交易所 | Shàng hǎi Zhèng quàn Jiāo yì suǒ | Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) | |
| 运十 | yùn shí | Shanghai Y-10 / Yun-10 commercial jet aircraft | |
| 闸北区 | Zhá běi qū | Zhabei district, central Shanghai | |
| 一二八事变 | yī èr bā shì biàn | Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai | |
| 上合组织 | Shàng Hé Zǔ zhī | Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) | |
| 上海商务印书馆 | Shàng hǎi Shāng wù yìn shū guǎn | Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897) | |
| 上海振华港口机械 | Shàng hǎi Zhèn huá Gǎng kǒu Jī xiè | Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company | |
| 上海文广新闻传媒集团 | Shàng hǎi Wén guǎng Xīn wén Chuán méi Jí tuán | Shanghai Media Group | |
| 上海汽车工业 | Shàng hǎi qì chē gōng yè | Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) | |
| 上海汽车工业集团 | Shàng hǎi Qì chē Gōng yè Jí tuán | Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) | |
| 上海环球金融中心 | Shàng hǎi Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn | Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper | |
| 上海证券交易所综合股价指 | Shàng hǎi Zhèng quàn Jiāo yì suǒ Zōng hé Gǔ jià Zhǐ | Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index | |
| 上海证卷交易所 | Shàng hǎi Zhèng juàn jiāo yì suǒ | Shanghai Stock market | |
| 中央直辖市 | zhōng yāng 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 | |
| 五卅运动 | wǔ sà yùn dòng | anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc | |
| 五口通商 | wǔ kǒu tōng shāng | the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 / that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 / and Shanghai 上海 | |
| 南汇 | Nán huì | Nanhui former district of Shanghai, now in Pudong New District 浦東新區|浦东新区[Pu3 dong1 xin1 qu1], Shanghai | |
| 南汇区 | Nán huì qū | Nanhui former district of Shanghai, now in Pudong New District 浦東新區|浦东新区[Pu3 dong1 xin1 qu1], Shanghai | |
| 南市区 | Nán shì qū | Nanshi District, former district of Shanghai, merged into Huangpu District 黃浦區|黄浦区[Huang2 pu3 qu1] in 2000 | |
| 吴淞 | Wú sōng | Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai | |
| 吴语 | Wú yǔ | Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas) | |
| 嘉定 | Jiā dìng | Jiading district of northwest Shanghai / final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗[Ning2 zong1] | |
| 四一二反革命政变 | sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn | counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai | |
| 四一二惨案 | sì yī èr cǎn àn | the massacre of 12th Mar 1927 / the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists | |
| 奉贤 | Fèng xián | Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai | |
| 奉贤区 | Fèng xián qū | Fengxian suburban district of Shanghai | |
| 宝山区 | Bǎo shān qū | Baoshang district of Shanghai / Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang | |
| 崇明 | Chóng míng | Chongming island county, Shanghai | |
| 崇明县 | Chóng míng xiàn | Chongming island county, Shanghai | |
| 川沙 | Chuān shā | Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦東新區|浦东新区[Pu3 dong1 xin1 qu1], Shanghai | |
| 徐汇区 | Xú huì qū | Xuhui district, central Shanghai | |
| 复大 | Fù Dà | Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[Fu4 dan4 Da4 xue2] | |
| 普陀区 | Pǔ tuó qū | Putuo district, central Shanghai / Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 松江区 | Sōng jiāng qū | Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai | |
