| 城市 | chéng shì | city / town / CL:座[zuo4] |   |
| 都会 | dū huì | city / metropolis | |
| 都市 | dū shì | city / metropolis | |
| 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] | |
| 深圳 | Shēn zhèn | Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong | |
| 广州 | Guǎng zhōu | Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong / Canton | |
| 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 | |
| 重庆 | Chóng qìng | Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yu2] | |
| 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 | |
| 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] | |
| 厦门 | Xià mén | Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xia4] | |
| 青岛 | Qīng dǎo | Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong | |
| 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 | |
| 大连 | Dà lián | Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 市民 | shì mín | city resident | |
| 宁波 | Níng bō | Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang | |
| 温州 | Wēn zhōu | Wenzhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang | |
| 全市 | quán shì | whole city | |
| 苏州 | Sū zhōu | Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu | |
| 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 | |
| 东莞 | Dōng guǎn | Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] | |
| 吉林 | Jí lín | Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春 / also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province | |
| 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 | |
| 市政府 | shì zhèng fǔ | city hall / city government | |
| 福州 | Fú zhōu | Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China / formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow | |
| 开关 | kāi guān | power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off | |
| 昆明 | Kūn míng | Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China | |
| 无锡 | Wú xī | Wuxi, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu | |
| 市区 | shì qū | urban district / downtown / city center | |
| 长春 | Cháng chūn | Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 / in northeast China | |
| 珠海 | Zhū hǎi | Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China | |
| 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 | |
| 南昌 | Nán chāng | Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 / in southeast China / also Nanchang county | |
| 常州 | Cháng zhōu | Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu | |
| 境内 | jìng nèi | within the borders / internal (to a country, province, city etc) / domestic | |
| 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 | |
| 姐妹 | jiě mèi | sisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc) | |
| 桂林 | Guì lín | Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi | |
| 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 | |
| 徐州 | Xú zhōu | Xuzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu | |
| 城区 | chéng qū | city district / urban area | |
| 烟台 | Yān tái | Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong | |
| 扬州 | Yáng zhōu | Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu | |
| 城乡 | chéng xiāng | city and countryside | |
| 本市 | běn shì | this city / our city | |
| 汕头 | Shàn tóu | Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow), prefecture-level city in Guangdong | |
| 城里 | chéng lǐ | in the city | |
| 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 | |
| 火灾 | huǒ zāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) | |
| 北海 | Běi hǎi | Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City / the North Sea (Europe) / Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi / Bohai Sea / Lake Baikal | |
| 民工 | mín gōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project | |
| 三峡 | Sān xiá | Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 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 | |
| 古城 | gǔ chéng | ancient city | |
| 三亚 | Sān yà | Sanya, prefecture-level city, Hainan | |
| 贵阳 | Guì yáng | Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1], short name 筑[Zhu4] | |
| 淄博 | Zī bó | Zibo, prefecture-level city in Shandong | |
| 南通 | Nán tōng | Nantong, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu | |
| 天河 | Tiān hé | Milky Way / Tianhe District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 农民工 | nóng mín gōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) | |
| 泰山 | Tài shān | Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) / Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 镇江 | Zhèn jiāng | Zhenjiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu | |
| 打下 | dǎ xià | to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) | |
| 顺德 | Shùn dé | Shunde District of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 市中心 | shì zhōng xīn | city center / downtown | |
| 潍坊 | Wéi fāng | Weifang, prefecture-level city in Shandong | |
| 南宫 | Nán gōng | Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei | |
| 威海 | Wēi hǎi | Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong | |
| 大庆 | Dà qìng | Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 城墙 | chéng qiáng | city wall | |
| 唐山 | Táng shān | Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese) | |
| 进城 | jìn chéng | to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) | |
| 柳州 | Liǔ zhōu | Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi | |
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside / areas outside the city | |
| 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] | |
| 保定 | Bǎo dìng | Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei | |
| 市内 | shì nèi | inside the city | |
| 南阳 | Nán yáng | Nanyang, prefecture-level city in Henan | |
| 临沂 | Lín yí | Linyi prefecture-level city in Shandong | |
| 芜湖 | Wú hú | Wuhu, prefecture-level city in Anhui | |
| 宜昌 | Yí chāng | Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei | |
| 六合 | Lù hé | Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 | |
| 湛江 | Zhàn jiāng | Zhanjiang prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China | |
| 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] | |
| 鞍山 | An1 shān | Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 城门 | chéng mén | city gate | |
| 邯郸 | Hán dān | Handan prefecture-level city in Hebei / also Handan county | |
| 漳州 | Zhāng zhōu | Zhangzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian | |
| 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] | |
| 桃园 | Táo yuán | Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan | |
| 城外 | chéng wài | outside of a city | |
| 沧州 | Cāng zhōu | Cangzhou prefecture-level city in Hebei | |
| 秦皇岛 | Qín huáng dǎo | Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei | |
