| 省份 | shěng fèn | province |   |
| 行省 | xíng shěng | province (old) | |
| 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 | |
| 重庆 | Chóng qìng | Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yu2] | |
| 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] | |
| 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 | |
| 大连 | Dà lián | Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 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] | |
| 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 | |
| 全省 | quán shěng | the whole 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] | |
| 江南 | Jiāng nán | south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea) | |
| 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] | |
| 珠海 | Zhū hǎi | Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China | |
| 南昌 | Nán chāng | Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 / in southeast China / also Nanchang county | |
| 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 | |
| 太原 | Tài yuán | Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] in central north China | |
| 青海 | Qīng hǎi | Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁 | |
| 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 | |
| 贵阳 | Guì yáng | Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1], short name 筑[Zhu4] | |
| 大庆 | Dà qìng | Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 湛江 | Zhàn jiāng | Zhanjiang prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China | |
| 鞍山 | An1 shān | Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 番禺 | Pān yú | Panyu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / Panyu County in Guangdong province | |
| 西宁 | Xī níng | Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China | |
| 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 | |
| 潇湘 | Xiāo xiāng | other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province | |
| 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 | |
| 天府 | Tiān fǔ | Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) / land of plenty | |
| 营口 | Yíng kǒu | Yingkou, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 锦州 | Jǐn zhōu | Jinzhou prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 省长 | shěng zhǎng | governor of a province | |
| 齐齐哈尔 | Qí qí hā ěr | Qiqihar, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 丹东 | Dān dōng | Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 牡丹江 | Mǔ dan jiāng | Mudanjiang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 里人 | lǐ rén | person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower | |
| 郴州 | Chēn zhōu | a city in Hunan province | |
| 辽阳 | Liáo yáng | Liaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 同乡 | tóng xiāng | person from the same village, town, or province | |
| 松花江 | Sōng huā jiāng | Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 / through Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江 | |
| 大和 | Dà hé | Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc | |
| 本溪 | Běn xī | Benxi prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China | |
| 长白山 | Cháng bái shān | Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology | |
| 佳木斯 | Jiā mù sī | Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 陕北 | Shǎn běi | Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 / and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地 | |
| 满族 | Mǎn zú | Manchu ethnic group of Liaoning province | |
| 延边 | Yán biān | 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] in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4] | |
| 辽东 | Liáo dōng | Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 / and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河 | |
| 广西壮族自治区 | Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province | |
| 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 | |
| 钱塘 | Qián táng | Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3] | |
| 巡抚 | xún fǔ | inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times | |
| 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 | |
| 州长 | zhōu zhǎng | governor (of a province or colony) / US state governor / premier (Australian states) | |
| 黑河 | Hēi hé | Heihe prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China | |
| 洞庭湖 | Dòng tíng Hú | Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province | |
| 暨南大学 | Jì nán Dà xué | Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai | |
| 幽州 | Yōu zhōu | Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 / ancient city near modern Beijing | |
| 茅山 | máo shān | Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province | |
| 钱塘江 | Qián táng Jiāng | Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3] | |
| 直隶 | Zhí lì | Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong | |
| 昆曲 | Kūn qǔ | Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times | |
| 萨摩 | Sà mó | Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc | |
| 新塘 | Xīn táng | Xintang, common town or village name / Xintang village in Guangdong province | |
| 仁川 | Rén chuān | Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea | |
| 热河 | Rè hé | Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia / refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde / see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history) | |
| 魁北克 | Kuí běi kè | Quebec province, Canada | |
| 东三省 | Dōng sān Shěng | the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3] | |
| 亚齐 | Yà qí | Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra / Aceh sultanate 16th-19th century | |
| 撒拉 | Sā lā | Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province | |
