- 中国Zhōng guóChinaHSK 1
- 洛luò(bound form) used in place names, especially the Luo River and LuoyangHSK 7-9
- 华huā(noun, surname) a Chinese surname, properly pronounced Huà; (noun, proper noun) Mount Hua, a famous mountain in Shaanxi (华山, Huà Shān)HSK 7-9
- 苏sūshort for Suzhou; short for Jiangsu province; short for the former Soviet UnionHSK 7-9
- 鲁lǔrash; blunt; stupid; dull; short name for Shandong (province)HSK 7-9
- 港GǎngHong Kong (abbreviation); surname GangHSK 7-9
- 德州Dé zhōu(proper noun) Dezhou, a prefecture-level city in Shandong, China; (proper noun) Texas, U.S. state (abbreviation)HSK 7-9
- 大陆Dà lùmainland China (the PRC, especially in contrast to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau)HSK 7-9
- 川chuānriver; stream (bound form, in compounds); plain (bound form, in compounds like 平川); abbreviation for Sichuan Province (bound form, in names and compounds)HSK 7-9
- 县xiàncountyHSK 5
- 京jīngcapital (of a country) — used in names of capital cities; short for Beijing — appears in cultural terms; ten million (archaic)HSK 7-9
- 香港Xiāng gǎngHong KongHSK 7-9
- 巴马bā mǎBama (a county in Guangxi, China, known for its longevity villages)HSK 7-9
- 西北Xī běinorthwest (direction); Northwest China (the region of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)HSK 3
- 琼qióng(bound form) fine jade; jade-like (in literary compounds); (bound form) short name for Hainan provinceHSK 7-9
- 阿里A lǐAli (common Arabic/Islamic name); Alibaba Group (e-commerce company, abbreviation); Ngari (prefecture in Tibet)HSK 7-9
- 上海Shàng hǎiShanghaiHSK 7-9
- 长岛Cháng dǎoChangdao County (in Yantai, Shandong)HSK 7-9
- 东北Dōng běiNortheast ChinaHSK 3
- 北京Běi jīngBeijing (capital of China)HSK 7-9
- 安吉An jíAnji (county in Zhejiang, China)HSK 7-9
- 西区Xī qūXi District (a district of Panzhihua City, Sichuan)HSK 7-9
- 济jǐbound form used in place names, originally referring to the Ji River (Shandong)HSK 7-9
- 金门Jīn ménKinmen or Quemoy islands (administered by Taiwan, near Fujian coast); Jinmen county (in Quanzhou, Fujian, PRC)HSK 7-9
- 津jīnferry crossing; ford (literary); saliva (in compounds such as 津液); short for Tianjin (in place names)HSK 7-9
- 蒙古Měng gǔMongoliaHSK 7-9
- 唐人街táng rén jiēChinatownHSK 7-9
- 菲律宾Fēi lǜ bīnPhilippinesHSK 7-9
- 南京Nán jīngNanjing (capital of Jiangsu province, China)HSK 7-9
- 中西部zhōng xī bùcentral and western regions (of a country, especially China)HSK 7-9
- 天桥Tiān qiáo(place name) Tianqiao, an area in Beijing known for its folk culture and entertainment history; (noun) overhead bridge, footbridgeHSK 7-9
- 兰西Lán xīLanxi County (in Heilongjiang Province)HSK 7-9
- 西门xī ménwest gate (of a city wall); a Chinese surname (Ximen, a rare double-character surname)HSK 7-9
- 长城Cháng chéngthe Great Wall (of China); an impregnable bulwark or stronghold (figurative); a trustworthy, reliable person (colloquial)HSK 7-9
- 台湾Tái wānTaiwanHSK 7-9
- 燕yān(bound form) Yan, an ancient state; also used in place names such as Yanjing and YanshanHSK 7-9
- 瑞丽Ruì lìRuili (city in Yunnan, China)HSK 7-9
- 赵zhào(surname) Zhao; (historical) Zhao, a state in the Eastern Zhou period, covering present-day southern HebeiHSK 7-9
- 西藏Xī zàngTibetHSK 7-9
- 申shēnthe ninth Earthly Branch (used in the Chinese zodiac and traditional timekeeping); abbreviation for Shanghai (e.g., in postal codes or company names); a Chinese surnameHSK 7-9
- 澳门Aò ménMacao; Macau (Special Administrative Region of China)HSK 7-9
- 渝yú(bound form) to change (literary, in compounds like 不渝, 至死不渝); (bound form) abbreviation for Chongqing (in place names like 渝中, 渝北)HSK 7-9
- 满洲Mǎn zhōuManchuria (historical region in Northeast China); Manchu (the ethnic group that founded the Qing dynasty)HSK 7-9
- 青岛Qīng dǎoQingdao (city in Shandong province, China)HSK 7-9
- 修武Xiū wǔXiuwu (a county in Henan, China)HSK 7-9
- 泰山Tài shānMount Tai (sacred mountain in Shandong); (figurative) something of great weight, importance, or stability; (respectful term) father-in-law (wife's father)HSK 7-9
- 瑞安Ruì ānRuian (city in Zhejiang, China)HSK 7-9
- 个旧Gè jiùGejiu (a city in Yunnan Province, China)HSK 7-9
- 乐安lèLe'an (County, abbreviated from 乐安县, in Jiangxi Province)HSK 7-9
- 大石dà(place name) Dashi (e.g., a town in Guangdong Province)HSK 7-9
- 服务部fúservice department; service bureauHSK 7-9
- 那大nāNada (a town in Hainan province, China)HSK 7-9
- 台北Tái běiTaipeiHSK 7-9
- 安达An dáAnda (city in Heilongjiang Province)HSK 7-9
- 珠穆朗玛峰Zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēngMount Everest (Qomolangma)HSK 7-9
- 拉萨Lā sàLhasa (capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region)HSK 7-9
- 晋jìnJin dynasty (265-420); short name for Shanxi province; a Chinese surnameHSK 7-9
- 博罗Bó luóBoluo (a county in Guangdong Province, China)HSK 7-9
- 中国政府Zhōng guó zhèng fǔChinese governmentHSK 7-9
- 吉安Jí ānJi'an (city in Jiangxi Province, China)HSK 7-9