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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 吉林 | jí lín | also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province |
| 安徽 | ān huī | Anhui Province, short name 皖[wǎn], capital Hefei 合肥[hé féi] |
| 山东 | shān dōng | Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán] |
| 广东 | guǎng dōng | Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州 |
| 广西 | guǎng xī | until 1959, Guangxi province |
| 新疆 | xīn jiāng | Xinjiang |
| 河北 | hé běi | Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng] |
| 海南 | hǎi nán | Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[qióng], capital Haikou 海口[hǎi kǒu] |
| 澳门 | ào mén | Macao |
| 福建 | fú jiàn | Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan |
| 台湾 | tái wān | Taiwan |
| 辽宁 | liáo níng | Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[shěn yáng] |
| 重庆 | chóng qìng | Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[yú] |
| 香港 | xiāng gǎng | Hong Kong |
| 黑龙江 | hēi lóng jiāng | Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia |
| 山西 | shān xī | Shanxi province |
| 江苏 | jiāng sū | Jiangsu province |
| 浙江 | zhè jiāng | Zhejiang province |
| 江西 | jiāng xī | Jiangxi province |
| 河南 | hé nán | Henan province |
| 湖北 | hú běi | Hubei province |
| 湖南 | hú nán | Hunan province |
| 四川 | sì chuān | Sichuan province |
| 贵州 | guì zhōu | Guizhou province |
| 云南 | yún nán | Yunnan province |
| 陕西 | shǎn xī | Shaanxi province |
| 甘肃 | gān sù | Gansu province |
| 青海 | qīng hǎi | Qinghai province |
| 内蒙古 | nèi méng gǔ | Inner Mongolia autonomous region |
| 西藏 | xī cáng | Tibet autonomous region |
| 宁夏 | níng xià | Ningxia Hui autonomous region |
| 天津 | tiān jīn | Tianjin municipality |
| 上海 | shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality |