| 资金 | zī jīn | funds / funding / capital |   |
| 资本 | zī běn | capital (economics) | |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 本钱 | běn qián | capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth) | |
| 京都 | jīng dū | capital (of a country) | |
| 本金 | běn jīn | capital / principal | |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government | |
| 广州 | Guǎng zhōu | Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong / Canton | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 武汉 | Wǔ hàn | Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province | |
| 河南 | Hé nán | Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1] | |
| 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] | |
| 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 | |
| 安徽 | An1 huī | Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2] | |
| 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] | |
| 台北 | Tái běi | Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 甘肃 | Gān sù | Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gan1], short name 隴|陇[Long3], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1] | |
| 东京 | Dōng jīng | Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) | |
| 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 | |
| 巴黎 | Bā lí | Paris, capital of France | |
| 南昌 | Nán chāng | Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 / in southeast China / also Nanchang county | |
| 伦敦 | Lún dūn | London, capital of United Kingdom | |
| 兰州 | Lán zhōu | Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4] | |
| 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 | |
| 洛阳 | Luò yáng | Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times | |
| 京城 | jīng chéng | capital of a country | |
| 罗马 | Luó mǎ | Rome, capital of Italy | |
| 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 | |
| 宁夏 | Níng xià | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1] | |
| 青海 | Qīng hǎi | Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁 | |
| 上都 | Shàng dū | Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) | |
| 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 | |
| 贵阳 | Guì yáng | Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1], short name 筑[Zhu4] | |
| 雅典 | Yǎ diǎn | Athens, capital of Greece | |
| 资本市场 | zī běn shì chǎng | capital market | |
| 死刑 | sǐ xíng | death penalty / capital punishment | |
| 莫斯科 | Mò sī kē | Moscow, capital of Russia | |
| 柏林 | Bó lín | Berlin, capital of Germany | |
| 拉萨 | Lā sà | Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] | |
| 中都 | Zhōng dū | Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing | |
| 开封 | Kāi fēng | Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan / old name Bianliang 汴梁[Bian4 liang2] | |
| 银川 | Yín chuān | Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] | |
| 呼和浩特 | Hū hé hào tè | Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] | |
| 西宁 | Xī níng | Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China | |
| 巴格达 | Bā gé dá | Baghdad, capital of Iraq | |
| 风险投资 | fēng xiǎn tóu zī | venture capital investment | |
| 悉尼 | Xī ní | Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia | |
| 马德里 | Mǎ dé lǐ | Madrid, capital of Spain | |
| 股本 | gǔ běn | capital stock / investment | |
| 维多利亚 | Wéi duō lì yà | Victoria (name) / Victoria, capital of the Seychelles | |
| 慕尼黑 | Mù ní hēi | München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany | |
| 农资 | nóng zī | rural capital (finance) | |
| 省会 | shěng huì | provincial capital | |
| 维也纳 | Wéi yě nà | Vienna, capital of Austria | |
| 小本 | xiǎo běn | small capital / on a shoestring | |
| 省城 | shěng chéng | provincial capital | |
| 进京 | jìn Jīng | to enter the capital / to go to Beijing | |
| 曼谷 | Màn gǔ | Bangkok, capital of Thailand | |
| 京师 | jīng shī | capital of a country (literary) | |
| 多伦多 | Duō lún duō | Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada | |
| 增资 | zēng zī | capital increase | |
| 帝都 | dì dū | imperial capital | |
| 基建 | jī jiàn | capital construction (project) / infrastructure | |
| 波士顿 | Bō shì dùn | Boston, capital of Massachusetts | |
| 创业投资 | chuàng yè tóu zī | venture capital | |
| 内蒙古自治区 | Nèi Měng gǔ Zì zhì qū | Inner Mongolia autonomous region, abbr. 內蒙古|内蒙古[Nei4 meng3 gu3], capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4] | |
| 都城 | dū chéng | capital city | |
| 首府 | shǒu fǔ | capital city of an autonomous region | |
| 古都 | gǔ dū | ancient capital | |
| 大写 | dà xiě | capital letters / uppercase letters / block letters / banker's anti-fraud numerals | |
| 验资 | yàn zī | capital verification / certification of registered capital | |
