地区 地區 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] syn 首府 shǒu fǔ capital city of an autonomous region syn 龙井 龍井 lóng jǐng Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市[Tai2zhong1 Shi4], Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2jing3cha2]) 珲春 琿春 hún chūn Hunchun, county-level city in 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], Jilin 瑞丽 瑞麗 ruì lì Ruili city in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州[De2 hong2 Dai3 zu2 Jing3 po1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan 凯里 凱里 kǎi lǐ Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州 五家渠 wǔ jiā qú Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang 城 chéng city walls / city / town / CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] syn 市政府 shì zhèng fǔ city hall / city government 本市 běn shì this city / our city syn 科林斯 kē lín sī Corinth, a city-state of ancient Greece / Corinth, a modern city in Greece / (name) Collins 奥克兰 奧克蘭 ào kè lán Auckland (New Zealand city) / Oakland (California, US city) 市立 shì lì municipal / city / city-run 大田 dà tián Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea syn 环城 環城 huán chéng encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc) / around the city 皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 直辖市 直轄市 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 新庄 新莊 xīn zhuāng Xinzhuang or Hsinchuang city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 新店 xīn diàn Xindian or Hsintien city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 土城 tǔ chéng Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 纳杰夫 納傑夫 nà jié fū Najaf (city in Iraq, a Shia holy city) 阿拉尔 阿拉爾 ā lā ěr Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang 瓮城 甕城 wèng chéng enceinte of a city gate / barbican entrance to a city 自行 zì xíng voluntary / autonomous / by oneself / self- syn 自主 zì zhǔ independent / to act for oneself / autonomous syn 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs syn 自治区 自治區 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] 马兰 馬蘭 mǎ lán Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang syn 自治州 zì zhì zhōu autonomous prefecture 自负盈亏 自負盈虧 zì fù yíng kuī responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility 自治县 自治縣 zì zhì xiàn autonomous county 内蒙古自治区 內蒙古自治區 nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1he2hao4te4 Shi4] (abbr. to 蒙[Meng3]) 广西壮族自治区 廣西壯族自治區 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 新疆維吾爾自治區 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 西藏自治區 xī zàng zì zhì qū Tibet Autonomous Region, capital Lhasa 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1sa4 Shi4] (abbr. to 藏[Zang4]) 自导 自導 zì dǎo self-guided / autonomous 新疆生产建设兵团 新疆生產建設兵糰 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 宁夏回族自治区 寧夏回族自治區 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]) 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] 新都桥 新都橋 xīn dū qiáo Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[Kang1 ding4 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan 济州岛 濟州島 jì zhōu dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site 泸定桥 瀘定橋 lú dìng qiáo Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] 都 dū capital city / metropolis syn 线 線 xiàn thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) syn 城市 chéng shì city / town / CL:座[zuo4] syn 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 姐妹 jiě mèi sisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc) syn 市 shì market / city / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 城里 chéng lǐ in the city 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 巴斯 bā sī Bath city in southwest England 曼哈顿 曼哈頓 màn hā dùn Manhattan island / Manhattan borough of New York City 百老汇 百老匯 bǎi lǎo huì Broadway (New York City) 市民 shì mín city resident syn 陷 xiàn pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect syn 布鲁克林 布魯克林 bù lǔ kè lín Brooklyn, borough of New York City 市中心 shì zhōng xīn city center / downtown 市区 市區 shì qū urban district / downtown / city center syn 首都 shǒu dū capital (city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 京 jīng capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old) syn 尼斯 ní sī Nice (city in France) 都会 都會 dū huì city / metropolis syn 都市 dū shì city / metropolis syn 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest 进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) 野外 yě wài countryside / areas outside the city syn 马赛 馬賽 mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan 东区 東區 dōng qū east district of city / east zone / Tung east district of a Taiwanese city 市政厅 市政廳 shì zhèng tīng city hall 里昂 lǐ áng Lyon, French city on the Rhône 杰克逊 傑克遜 jié kè xùn Jackson (name) / Jackson city, capital of Mississippi 偏僻 piān pì remote / desolate / far from the city syn 特洛伊 tè luò yī ancient city of Troy 西区 西區 xī qū west district of city / west zone / Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city 牛津 niú jīn Oxford (city in England) 里尔 里爾 lǐ ěr Lille (city in France) 城外 chéng wài outside of a city 蒙特利尔 蒙特利爾 méng tè lì ěr Montreal, city in Quebec, Canada 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 盐湖城 鹽湖城 yán hú chéng Salt Lake City, capital of Utah 大都会 大都會 dà dū huì major city / metropolis / metropolitan syn 定居 dìng jū to settle (in some city, country etc) / to take up residence syn 城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng city wall syn 温哥华 溫哥華 wēn gē huá Vancouver (city in Canada) 汉斯 漢斯 hàn sī Hans (name) / Reims (city in France) 墨西哥城 mò xī gē chéng Mexico City, capital of Mexico 姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters / sister (school, city etc) syn 全市 quán shì whole city 科克 kē kè Cork, city in Ireland 大阪 dà bǎn Osaka, city in Japan 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 境内 境內 jìng nèi within the borders / internal (to a country, province, city etc) / domestic syn 圣路易斯 聖路易斯 shèng lù yì sī St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri 兰斯 蘭斯 lán sī Reims (city in France) 密尔沃基 密爾沃基 mì ěr wò jī Milwaukee (city) 海珠 hǎi zhū Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong 布朗克斯 bù lǎng kè sī The Bronx, borough of New York City / Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx) / also written 布朗士 莱斯特 萊斯特 lái sī tè Lester or Leicester (name) / Leicester, English city in East Midlands 南区 南區 nán qū south district of city / south zone / Nan south district of a Taiwanese city 