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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 dài 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 / district
区 qū area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]
域 yù field / region / area / domain (taxonomy)
郡 jùn canton / county / region
专区 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture
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
新疆 Xīn jiāng Xinjiang / Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
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]
内蒙古 Nèi Měng gǔ Inner Mongolia / abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Inner Mongolia autonomous region
西藏 Xī zàng Tibet / Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
南宁 Nán níng Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
宁夏 Níng xià Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1]
乌鲁木齐 Wū lǔ mù qí Ürümqi or Urumqi, 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[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in west China
特区 tè qū special administrative region / abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区
老家 lǎo jiā native place / place of origin / home state or region
禁区 jìn qū restricted area / forbidden region
拉萨 Lā sà Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
银川 Yín chuān Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
出境 chū jìng to leave a country or region / outbound (tourism)
呼和浩特 Hū hé hào tè Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
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
内蒙 Nèi Měng Inner Mongolia or Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
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, abbr. 內蒙古|内蒙古[Nei4 meng3 gu3], capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
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 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province
新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīn jiāng Wéi wú ěr Zì zhì qū Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, abbr. 新[Xin1], capital Urumqi or Ürümqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2]
西藏自治区 Xī zàng Zì zhì qū Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibetan: Bod rang skyong ljongs, abbr. 藏[Zang4], capital Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4]
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 from the Pu'er region of Yunnan
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, abbr. 寧|宁[Ning2], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1]
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
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
金刚山 Jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
寰 huán large domain / extensive region
肓 huāng region between heart and diaphragm
地方主义 dì fāng zhǔ yì regionalism / favoring one's local region
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
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
呼和浩特市 Hū hé hào tè Shì Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
拉萨市 Lā sà Shì Lhasa, Tibetan: Lha sa grong khyer, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
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[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in south China
乌鲁木齐市 Wū lǔ mù qí Shì Ürümqi or Urumqi, 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[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in west China
伊伦 Yī lún Irun (city in Basque region of Spain)
银川市 Yín chuān Shì Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
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]
亚太区 Yà Tài qū Asian area / the Far East / Asia Pacific region
勃艮第 bó gěn dì Burgundy (Bourgogne), kingdom during medieval period, now region of France
南宁地区 Nán níng dì qū Nanning prefecture in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
大伦敦地区 dà Lún dūn dì qū Greater London / London region, England
太平洋区域 Tài píng Yáng Qū yù the Pacific Region / the Pacific Rim
夫余 Fū yú Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China
宁夏省 Níng xià Shěng former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
干邑 Gān yì Cognac / brandy 白蘭地|白兰地[bai2 lan2 di4] from the Cognac region of southwest France
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