地 方 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local 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] 区 域 qū yù area / region / district 带 band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise 一 方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 地 域 dì yù area / district / region 一 带 yī dài region / area 区 area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4] 域 field / region / area / domain (taxonomy) 郡 canton / county / region 香 港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 港[Gang3]) 专 区 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture 自 治 区 zì zhì qū autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] 澳 门 Aò mén Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 澳[Ao4]) 特 区 tè qū special administrative region / abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区 中 部 zhōng bù middle part / central section / central region 老 家 lǎo jiā native place / place of origin / home state or region 禁 区 jìn qū restricted area / forbidden region 出 境 chū jìng to leave a country or region / outbound (tourism) 沿 线 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway) / the region near the line 辖 区 xiá qū administrative region 山 地 shān dì mountainous region / hilly area / hilly country 灾 区 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region 丹 田 dān tián pubic region / point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides 沿 江 yán jiāng along the river / the region around the river 内 蒙 古 自 治 区 Nèi Měng gǔ Zì zhì qū Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1he2hao4te4 Shi4] (abbr. to 蒙[Meng3]) 特 别 行 政 区 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 / and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia 边 疆 biān jiāng border area / borderland / frontier / frontier region 首 府 shǒu fǔ capital city of an autonomous region 极 地 jí dì polar region 贫 困 地 区 pín kùn dì qū poor region / impoverished area 聚 居 jù jū to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group) / to congregate 民 风 mín fēng popular customs / folkways / the character of the people of a nation (or region etc) 潮 汕 Cháo shàn Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture 广 西 壮 族 自 治 区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, capital Nanning 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2ning2 Shi4] (abbr. to 桂[Gui4]) 新 疆 维 吾 尔 自 治 区 Xīn jiāng Wéi wú ěr Zì zhì qū Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, capital Ürümqi 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1lu3mu4qi2 Shi4] (abbr. to 新[Xin1]) 西 藏 自 治 区 Xī zàng Zì zhì qū Tibet Autonomous Region, capital Lhasa 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1sa4 Shi4] (abbr. to 藏[Zang4]) 关 东 Guān dōng Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] / Kantō / region of Japan 林 区 lín qū region of forest 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 普 洱 茶 Pǔ ěr chá Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yunnan 经 济 体 jīng jì tǐ an economy / a country (or region etc) viewed as an economic entity 山 沟 shān gōu valley / gully / mountain region 新 疆 生 产 建 设 兵 团 xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 特 首 tè shǒu chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao) / abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官 阿 里 山 A1 lǐ shān Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan 宁 夏 回 族 自 治 区 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市[Yin2chuan1 Shi4] (abbr. to 寧|宁[Ning2]) 中 南 部 zhōng nán bù south central region 碧 螺 春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu 幅 员 fú yuán size (i.e. area) of a country, geographical region or school campus etc / (fig.) scope / extent 安 邦 ān bāng to bring peace and stability to a country, region etc 那 不 勒 斯 Nà bù lè sī Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy / Naples 北 京 军 区 běi jīng jūn qū Beijing Military Region 桑 坦 德 Sāng tǎn dé Santander, capital of Spanish autonomous region Cantabria 坎塔布里亞|坎塔布里亚[Kan3 ta3 bu4 li3 ya4] 肩 胛 jiān jiǎ shoulder / scapular region / scapula 鱼 米 之 乡 yú mǐ zhī xiāng (lit.) land of fish and rice / (fig.) fertile region / land of milk and honey 鲁 尔 Lǔ ěr Ruhrgebiet or Ruhr region, Germany 帕 米 尔 Pà mǐ ěr the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia 秋 叶 原 Qiū yè yuán Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores 主 销 zhǔ xiāo kingpin (vehicle part) / to focus one's marketing efforts on (a region, product etc) 封 疆 fēng jiāng border region / regional general acting as governor (in Ming and Qing times) 三 江 源 Sān jiāng yuán Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River 藩 镇 fān zhèn lit. fence town / buffer region (between enemies) / Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] 海 疆 hǎi jiāng coastal border region 逃 荒 táo huāng to escape from a famine / to get away from a famine-stricken region 帕 米 尔 高 原 Pà mǐ ěr Gāo yuán the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia 金 刚 山 Jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea 寰 large domain / extensive region 肓 region between heart and diaphragm 地 方 主 义 dì fāng zhǔ yì regionalism / favoring one's local region 波 西 米 亚 Bō xī mǐ yà Bohemia, historical region in Central Europe / bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional) 无 人 区 wú rén qū uninhabited region 法 兰 德 斯 Fǎ lán dé sī Flanders, region (state) of Belgium 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2] 达 尔 富 尔 Dá ěr fù ěr Darfur, region of west Sudan 阿 布 哈 兹 A1 bù hā zī Abkhazia, region in Georgia 波 美 拉 尼 亚 Bō měi lā ní yà Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea 达 尔 马 提 亚 Dá ěr mǎ tí yà Dalmatia, Croatian region on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea 边 币 biān bì Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation 昌 都 市 Chāng dū Shì Qamdo, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1zang4 Zi4zhi4qu1] 省 港 澳 shěng Gǎng Aò abbr. for the economic region of Guangdong Province (or Guangzhou), Hong Kong and Macao 亚 洲 太 平 洋 地 区 Yà zhōu Tài píng yáng dì qū Asia-Pacific region 亚 洲 与 太 平 洋 地 区 Yà zhōu yǔ Tài píng yáng dì qū Asia-Pacific region 阿 拉 善 盟 A1 lā shàn Méng Alxa, league in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1] 百 色 市 Bǎi sè shì Baise, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] 包 头 市 Bāo tóu shì Baotou, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1] 桂 林 市 Guì lín shì Guilin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] 呼 和 浩 特 市 Hū hé hào tè Shì Hohhot, prefecture-level city and capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1] 拉 萨 市 Lā sà Shì Lhasa, prefecture-level city and capital of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1zang4 Zi4zhi4qu1] 柳 州 市 Liǔ zhōu shì Liuzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] 南 宁 市 Nán níng Shì Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] 乌 鲁 木 齐 市 Wū lǔ mù qí Shì Ürümqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1jiang1 Wei2wu2er3 Zi4zhi4qu1] 锡 林 郭 勒 盟 Xī lín guō lè méng Xilingol, league in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1] 伊 犁 哈 萨 克 自 治 州 Yī lí Hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1jiang1 Wei2wu2er3 Zi4zhi4qu1] 伊 伦 Yī lún Irun (city in Basque region of Spain) 银 川 市 Yín chuān Shì Yinchuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2xia4 Hui2zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] 中 央 人 民 政 府 驻 香 港 特 别 行 政 区 联 络 办 公 प Zhōng yāng Rén mín Zhèng fǔ Zhù Xiāng gǎng Tè bié Xíng zhèng qū Lián luò Bàn gōng shì Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 七 河 州 Qī hé zhōu Semirechye region of Kazakhstan, bordering Lake Balkash 巴爾喀什湖|巴尔喀什湖[Ba1 er3 ka1 shi2 Hu2] 中 卫 市 Zhōng wèi shì Zhongwei, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2xia4 Hui2zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] 亚 太 区 Yà Tài qū Asian area / the Far East / Asia Pacific region 来 宾 市 Lái bīn shì Laibin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3xi1 Zhuang4zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1]
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