| 礁石 | jiāo shí | reef |   |
| 礁 |  jiāo | reef / shoal rock | |
| 珊瑚礁 | shān hú jiāo | coral reef | |
| 暗礁 | àn jiāo | submerged reef (rock) | |
| 触礁 | chù jiāo | (of a ship) to strike a reef / (fig.) to hit a snag | |
| 大堡礁 | Dà bǎo jiāo | Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia | |
| 礁岛 | jiāo dǎo | reef island | |
| 堡礁 | bǎo jiāo | barrier reef | |
| 浅礁 | qiǎn jiāo | shallow reef / shoal | |
| 岩鹭 | yán lù | (bird species of China) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra) | |
| 国际珊瑚礁专题讨论会 | | International Coral Reef Symposium | |
| 国际珊瑚礁研究协会 | | International Society for Reef Studies | |
| 国际珊瑚礁行动网 | | International Coral Reef Action Network | |
| 全球珊瑚礁监测网 | | Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network | |
| 马蹄形礁 | mǎ tí xíng jiāo | horseshoe reef | |
| 印度洋珊瑚礁退化项目 | yìn duó yáng shān hú jiāo tuì huà xiàng mù | Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean | |
| 中美洲珊瑚礁走廊 | | Mesoamerican coral reef corridor / Mesoamerican Reef | |
| 中美洲堡礁系统项目 | | Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Systems Project / MBRS Project | |
| 珊瑚礁联盟 | shān hú jiāo lián méng | Coral Reef Alliance | |
| 生物礁 | shēng wù jiāo | biogenic reef | |
| 国际珊瑚礁倡议 | guó jì shān hú jiāo chàng yì | International Coral Reef Initiative | |
| 国际珊瑚礁倡议的行动呼吁 | | Call to Action of the International Coral Reef Initiative | |
| 冷水珊瑚礁 | lěng shuǐ shān hú jiāo | cold-water coral reef | |
| 干礁 | | drying reef | |
| 白鳍礁鲨 | bái qí jiāo shā | whitetip reef shark | |
| 白尖礁鲨 | bái jiān jiāo shā | whitetip reef shark | |
| 岸礁 | àn jiāo | bank reef | |
| 珊瑚礁现状核查项目 | | Reef Check | |
| 牛轭礁 | Niú è Jiāo | Niu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, aka Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef | |
