| 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] |   |
| 南昌 | Nán chāng | Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 / in southeast China / also Nanchang county | |
| 山上 | Shān shàng | Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 狮子 | Shī zǐ | Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 县级 | xiàn jí | county level | |
| 县委 | xiàn wěi | CCP county committee | |
| 县城 | xiàn chéng | county seat / county town | |
| 大树 | Dà shù | Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 万年 | Wàn nián | Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi | |
| 水里 | Shuǐ lǐ | Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan | |
| 县政府 | xiàn zhèng fǔ | county administration / county regional government | |
| 邯郸 | Hán dān | Handan prefecture-level city in Hebei / also Handan county | |
| 桃园 | Táo yuán | Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan | |
| 潮州 | Cháo zhōu | Chaozhou or Teochew prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3], with famous cuisine / Chaochou town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong | |
| 新竹 | Xīn zhú | Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan | |
| 番禺 | Pān yú | Panyu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / Panyu County in Guangdong province | |
| 秀才 | xiù cai | a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent | |
| 自治县 | zì zhì xiàn | autonomous county | |
| 香格里拉 | Xiāng gé lǐ lā | Shangri-La (mythical location) / Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan / formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhong1 dian4] in Tibetan province of Kham | |
| 抚顺 | Fǔ shùn | Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China / also Fushun county | |
| 承德 | Chéng dé | Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei / also Chengde county | |
| 邢台 | Xíng tái | Xingtai, prefecture-level city in Hebei / also Xingtai county | |
| 北斗 | Běi dǒu | Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 会馆 | huì guǎn | provincial or county guild hall | |
| 花莲 | Huā lián | Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan | |
| 老友 | lǎo yǒu | old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) | |
| 春日 | Chūn rì | Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 嘉义 | Jiā yì | Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan | |
| 北门 | Běi mén | Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 名山 | Míng shān | famous mountain / Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan | |
| 宜兰 | Yí lán | Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan | |
| 屏东 | Píng dōng | Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan | |
| 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[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin / Longjing or Lungching Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan / also Longjing tea 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2 jing3 cha2] | |
| 田中 | Tián zhōng | Tianzhong or Tienchung Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan / Tanaka (Japanese surname) | |
| 彰化 | Zhāng huà | Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan | |
| 水城 | Shuǐ chéng | Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liu4 pan2 shui3], Guizhou | |
| 南投 | Nán tóu | Nantou city and county in central Taiwan | |
| 云林 | Yún lín | Yunlin county in Taiwan | |
| 澎湖 | Péng hú | Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan | |
| 知县 | zhī xiàn | county head magistrate (old) | |
| 新港 | Xīn gǎng | Xingang or Hsinkang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan | |
| 弥勒 | Mí lè | Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan / Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha | |
| 令狐 | Líng hú | old place name (in modern Linyi county 臨猗縣|临猗县, Shanxi) / two-character surname Linghu | |
| 大田 | Dà tián | Datian county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea | |
| 衡山 | Héng Shān | Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan | |
| 县令 | xiàn lìng | county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times) | |
| 苍山 | Cāng shān | Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong | |
| 苗栗 | Miáo lì | Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan | |
| 大肚 | Dà dù | Dadu or Tatu Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 关西 | Guān xī | Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan | |
| 茅台 | Máo tái | Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou / Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒 | |
| 秀水 | Xiù shuǐ | Xiushui or Hsiushui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 绿岛 | Lu:4 dǎo | Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan | |
| 县官 | xiàn guān | district magistrate / county magistrate | |
| 江口 | Jiāng kǒu | Jiangkou county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou | |
| 甘泉 | Gān quán | Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi | |
| 交口 | Jiāo kǒu | Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 | |
| 茅山 | máo shān | Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province | |
| 彰化县 | Zhāng huà xiàn | Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan | |
| 大湖 | Dà hú | Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan | |
| 弥陀 | Mí tuó | Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise / abbr. for 阿彌陀佛|阿弥陀佛 / Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 琉球 | Liú qiú | Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū / Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 宣纸 | xuān zhǐ | fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui | |
| 车城 | Chē chéng | Checheng township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 柳林 | Liǔ lín | Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 | |
| 县府 | xiàn fǔ | county government | |
| 丰原 | Fēng yuán | Fengyuan or Fongyuan City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 大林 | Dà lín | Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan | |
| 富源 | Fù yuán | Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan | |
| 溪口 | Xī kǒu | Xikou or Hsikou Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan | |
| 吴起 | Wú qǐ | Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi | |
| 林内 | Lín nèi | Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 新屋 | Xīn wū | Xinwu or Hsinwu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan | |
| 日月潭 | Rì yuè tán | Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan | |
| 龟山 | Guī shān | Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan | |
| 主簿 | zhǔ bù | official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China | |
| 虎跳峡 | Hǔ tiào Xiá | Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 麗江納西族自治縣|丽江纳西族自治县[Li4 jiang1 Na4 xi1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4], Yunnan | |
| 秭归 | Zǐ guī | Zigui county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei | |
| 池上 | Chí shàng | Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan | |
| 鄱阳 | Pó yáng | Poyang county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi | |
| 县志 | xiàn zhì | general history of a county / county annals | |
| 茂林 | Mào lín | Maolin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 凤凰古城 | Fèng huáng Gǔ chéng | Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category | |
| 新都桥 | Xīn dū qiáo | Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[Kang1 ding4 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan | |
| 冈山 | Gāng shān | Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū / 本州[Ben3 zhou1] | |
| 内门 | Nèi mén | Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 埔里 | Bù lǐ | Puli, town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan | |
| 任 | Rén | surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei | |
| 鄯善 | Shàn shàn | Piqan county or Pichan nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區|吐鲁番地区[Tu3 lu3 fan1 di4 qu1], Xinjiang | |
| 秦安 | Qín ān | Qin'an county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu | |
| 河曲 | Hé qǔ | Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi | |
| 盐池 | Yán chí | Yanchi county in Ningxia / a saltpan | |
| 罗浮山 | Luó fú shān | Mt Luofushan in Zengcheng county, Guangdong | |
| 昆阳 | Kūn yáng | Kunyang town and former county in Yunnan | |
| 赵州桥 | Zhào zhōu Qiáo | Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge | |
| 泸定桥 | Lú dìng qiáo | Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] | |
| 满州 | Mǎn zhōu | Manchou township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 造桥 | Zào qiáo | Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan | |
| 县名 | xiàn míng | name of county | |
| 桃园县 | Táo yuán xiàn | Taoyuan county in Taiwan | |
