| 澳门市政厅 | ào mén shì zhèng tīng | municipality |  |
| 自治市 | zì zhì shì | municipality / autonomous city / also called directly administered city 直轄市|直辖市 | |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) |  |
| 上海 | Shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]) | |
| 天津 | Tiān jīn | Tianjin municipality (abbr. to 津[Jin1]) | |
| 重庆 | Chóng qìng | Chongqing municipality (abbr. to 渝[Yu2]) | |
| 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 | |
| 高雄 | Gāo xióng | Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan | |
| 南开 | Nán kāi | Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 亦庄 | Yì zhuāng | Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality | |
| 小汤山 | Xiǎo tāng shān | Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality | |
| 万县 | Wàn xiàn | Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990 | |
| 阿尔坎塔拉 | A1 ěr kǎn tǎ lā | Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain / Alcantara, Brazil space launch site | |
| 上海市 | Shàng hǎi shì | Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]) | |
| 台南 | Tái nán | Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan | |
| 天津市 | Tiān jīn shì | Tianjin municipality (abbr. to 津[Jin1]) | |
| 北京市 | Běi jīng Shì | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) | |
| 重庆市 | Chóng qìng shì | Chongqing municipality (abbr. to 渝[Yu2]) | |
| 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 | |
| 北辰区 | Běi chén qū | Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 和平区 | Hé píng qū | Heping or Peace district (of many towns) / Heping district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] / Heping district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning | |
| 大足县 | Dà zú xiàn | Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 广域市 | guǎng yù shì | metropolitan city, South Korean analog of PRC municipality 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4] | |
| 彭水县 | Péng shuǐ xiàn | Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality | |
| 东丽 | Dōng lì | Dongli suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 东丽区 | Dōng lì qū | Dongli suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 梁平县 | Liáng píng xiàn | Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 荣昌县 | Róng chāng xiàn | Rongchang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 武隆县 | Wǔ lóng xiàn | Wulong county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 河北区 | Hé běi qū | Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 河东区 | Hé dōng qū | Hedong district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] / Hedong district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong | |
| 河西区 | Hé xī qū | Hexi district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 津南 | Jīn nán | Jinnan suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 津南区 | Jīn nán qū | Jinnan suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 海岛市 | Hǎi dǎo shì | Municipality of the Islands (Macau) / Concelho das Ilhas | |
| 涪陵地区 | Fú líng dì qū | Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 潼南县 | Tóng nán xiàn | Tongnan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 澳门市 | Aò mén shì | Municipality of Macau | |
| 琉璃庙 | Liú lí miào | Liulimiao town in Beijing municipality | |
| 璧山县 | Bì shān xiàn | Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 石柱县 | Shí zhù xiàn | Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality | |
| 红桥 | Hóng qiáo | Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 红桥区 | Hóng qiáo qū | Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 綦江县 | Qí jiāng xiàn | Qijiang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 良乡 | Liáng xiāng | Liangxiang town in Beijing municipality | |
| 万盛 | Wàn shèng | Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 万盛区 | Wàn shèng qū | Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 万县地区 | Wàn xiàn dì qū | Wanxian prefecture in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district of Chongqing municipality in 1990 | |
| 万县市 | Wàn xiàn shì | Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990 | |
| 万县港 | Wàn xiàn gǎng | Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990 | |
| 西青 | Xī qīng | Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 西青区 | Xī qīng qū | Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] | |
| 酆都 | Fēng dū | old variant of 豐都|丰都[Feng1 du1] / Fengdu county Chongqing municipality / name of a famous necropolis | |
| 铜梁县 | Tóng liáng xiàn | Tongliang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 开县 | Kāi xiàn | Kai county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 双桥 | Shuāng qiáo | Shuangqia suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 战略区 | | strategic municipality | |
