| 城市 | chéng shì | city / town / CL:座[zuo4] |   |
| 都会 | dū huì | city / metropolis | |
| 都市 | dū shì | city / metropolis | |
| 城池 | chéng chí | city | |
| 市立 | shì lì | municipal / city / city-run | |
| 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] | |
| 市民 | shì mín | city resident | |
| 全市 | quán shì | whole city | |
| 市政府 | shì zhèng fǔ | city hall / city government | |
| 开关 | kāi guān | power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off | |
| 市区 | shì qū | urban district / downtown / city center | |
| 境内 | jìng nèi | within the borders / internal (to a country, province, city etc) / domestic | |
| 姐妹 | jiě mèi | sisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc) | |
| 城区 | chéng qū | city district / urban area | |
| 城乡 | chéng xiāng | city and countryside | |
| 本市 | běn shì | this city / our city | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 古城 | gǔ chéng | ancient city | |
| 天河 | Tiān hé | Milky Way / Tianhe District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3zhou1 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 | |
| 打下 | dǎ xià | to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) | |
| 市中心 | shì zhōng xīn | city center / downtown | |
| 南宫 | Nán gōng | two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei | |
| 城墙 | chéng qiáng | city wall | |
| 进城 | jìn chéng | to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) | |
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside / areas outside the city | |
| 市内 | shì nèi | inside the city | |
| 六合 | Lù hé | Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 | |
| 城门 | chéng mén | city gate | |
| 桃园 | Táo yuán | Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan | |
| 城外 | chéng wài | outside of a city | |
| 圣地 | shèng dì | holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest | |
| 姊妹 | zǐ mèi | (older and younger) sisters / sister (school, city etc) | |
| 新竹 | Xīn zhú | Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan | |
| 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 | |
| 大学城 | dà xué chéng | university city | |
| 江北 | Jiāng běi | Jiangbei, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2qing4] / Chongqing's main airport / Jiangbei, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 香格里拉 | Xiāng gé lǐ lā | Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel | |
| 偏僻 | piān pì | remote / desolate / far from the city | |
| 张家港 | Zhāng jiā gǎng | Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu | |
| 暖暖 | Nuǎn nuǎn | Nuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan | |
| 城管 | chéng guǎn | local government bylaw enforcement officer / city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|城市管理行政执法局[Cheng2 shi4 Guan3 li3 Xing2 zheng4 Zhi2 fa3 ju2]) | |
| 天安门 | Tiān ān mén | Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing | |
| 名城 | míng chéng | famous city | |
| 定居 | dìng jū | to settle (in some city, country etc) / to take up residence | |
| 江东 | Jiāng dōng | Jiangdong district of Ningbo city 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 城市居民 | chéng shì jū mín | city dweller | |
| 庐山 | Lú shān | Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot | |
| 宜兴 | Yí xīng | Yixing, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1], Jiangsu | |
| 大都市 | dà dū shì | metropolis / large city / megacity | |
| 全城 | quán chéng | whole city | |
| 市容 | shì róng | appearance of a city | |
| 闹市 | nào shì | downtown area / city center | |
| 花莲 | Huā lián | Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan | |
| 大观 | Dà guān | Daguan, a district of Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1qing4 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 南湖 | Nán hú | Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 里昂 | Lǐ áng | Lyon, French city on the Rhône | |
| 大阪 | Dà bǎn | Osaka, city in Japan | |
| 嘉义 | Jiā yì | Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan | |
| 山城 | Shān chéng | Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan | |
| 大街小巷 | dà jiē xiǎo xiàng | great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city | |
| 皇城 | Huáng chéng | Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center | |
| 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 | |
| 围城 | wéi chéng | siege / besieged city | |
| 曼城 | Màn chéng | Manchester, England / Manchester City football club | |
| 特洛伊 | Tè luò yī | ancient city of Troy | |
| 巴斯 | Bā sī | Bath city in southwest England | |
| 新店 | Xīn diàn | Xindian or Hsintien city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 都城 | dū chéng | capital city | |
| 首府 | shǒu fǔ | capital city of an autonomous region | |
| 城关 | chéng guān | area outside a city gate | |
| 龙潭 | lóng tán | Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭[long2 tan2] / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan | |
| 宜兰 | Yí lán | Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan | |
| 环城 | huán chéng | encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc) / around the city | |
| 屏东 | Píng dōng | Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan | |
| 基隆 | Jī lóng | Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan | |
| 阳春 | Yáng chūn | Yangchun, county-level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong | |
| 城楼 | chéng lóu | city gate tower | |
| 蜀山 | Shǔ shān | Shushan, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2fei2 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 龙井 | Lóng jǐng | Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市[Tai2zhong1 Shi4], Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2jing3cha2]) | |
| 彰化 | Zhāng huà | Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan | |
| 中南海 | Zhōng nán hǎi | Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council | |
| 旧城 | jiù chéng | Old City | |
| 崂山 | Láo shān | Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong | |
| 城郊 | chéng jiāo | suburbs / outskirts of a city | |
| 旅游城市 | lu:3 yóu chéng shì | tourist city | |
| 釜山 | Fǔ shān | Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea | |
| 临江 | Lín jiāng | Linjiang, county-level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin | |
| 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] | |
| 南投 | Nán tóu | Nantou city and county in central Taiwan | |
| 曼哈顿 | Màn hā dùn | Manhattan island / Manhattan borough of New York City | |
| 失守 | shī shǒu | (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands / (fig.) to take a turn for the worse | |
| 板桥 | Bǎn qiáo | Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan | |
| 大田 | Dà tián | Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea | |
