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Chinese provincial capitals
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 南京 | nán jīng | Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 |
| 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 |
| 南昌 | nán chāng | Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China |
| 台北 | tái běi | Taipei, capital of Taiwan |
| 合肥 | hé féi | Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省[ān huī shěng] |
| 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[nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū] |
| 哈尔滨 | hā ěr bīn | Harbin, subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China |
| 太原 | tài yuán | Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省[shān xī shěng] in central north China |
| 广州 | guǎng zhōu | Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong |
| 拉萨 | lā sà | Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[xī zàng zì zhì qū] |
| 昆明 | kūn míng | Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China |
| 杭州 | háng zhōu | Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China |
| 武汉 | wǔ hàn | Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province |
| 海口 | hǎi kǒu | Haikou prefecture-level city and capital of Hainan Province 海南省[hǎi nán shěng] |
| 澳门 | ào mén | Macao |
| 沈阳 | shěn yáng | Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China |
| 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[xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qū] in west China |
| 石家庄 | shí jiā zhuāng | Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[hé běi shěng] in north China |
| 福州 | fú zhōu | Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China |
| 兰州 | lán zhōu | Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[gān sù] |
| 西安 | xī ān | Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[shǎn xī shěng] in northwest China |
| 西宁 | xī níng | Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[qīng hǎi shěng] in west China |
| 贵阳 | guì yáng | Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu], short name 筑[zhù] |
| 郑州 | zhèng zhōu | Zhengzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Henan Province in central China |
| 重庆 | chóng qìng | Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[yú] |
| 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[níng xià huí zú zì zhì qū] |
| 长春 | cháng chūn | Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China |
| 长沙 | cháng shā | Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China |
| 香港 | xiāng gǎng | Hong Kong |
| 天津 | tiān jīn | Tianjin municipality |
| 上海 | shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality |
| 济南 | jì nán | capital of Shandong province |
| 成都 | chéng dōu | capital of Sichuan province |