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This article lists a number of common generic Chinese toponyms, their meanings, and some examples of their use.

Adjectives

Term Hanzi Pinyin Meaning Examples Comments
an 安 ān calm, peaceful Anqing, Xi'an
bai 白 bái white Baicheng, Baiyun Mountain
bei 北 běi north Beijing, Hubei
chang 长; 長 cháng long Changchun, Changsha
da 大 dà big, great Daqing, Daxiang District
dong 东; 東 dōng east Guangdong, Shandong
guang 广; 廣 guǎng broad Guang'an, Guangdong
hei 黑 hēi black Heilongjiang, Heishan County
huang 黄 huáng yellow Huanggang, Huangpu District
jin 金 jīn golden Jinchang, Jinhua
nan 南 nán south Hainan, Hunan
ning 宁; 寧 níng peaceful Liaoning, Ningxia
ping 平 píng flat, peaceful Nanping, Pingdingshan
qing 青 qīng green, blue Qingdao, Qinghai Lake For more information, see Qing (color)
xi 西 xī west Shanxi, Xi'an
xin 新 xīn new Xinjiang
yong 永 yǒng everlasting, forever Yongning, Yongzhou

Physical objects

Term Hanzi Pinyin Meaning Examples Comments
chuan 川 chuān river Sichuan, Yichuan County
dao 岛; 島 dǎo island Qingdao, Qinhuangdao
gou 沟; 溝 gōu ditch Mentougou District, Qiaogou Subdistrict
guan 关; 關 guān mountain pass Jiayuguan, Shaoguan
hai 海 hǎi sea Hainan, Shanghai
he 河 hé river Hebei, Qitaihe
jiang 江 jiāng river Jiangsu, Zhanjiang
lin 林 lín forest Guilin, Yulin
liu 柳 liǔ willow Liugou Township, Liuzhou
men 门; 門 mén gate, door Jiangmen, Xiamen
qiao 桥; 橋 qiáo bridge Shuangqiao District, Qiaodong District
quan 泉 quán spring Jiuquan, Quanzhou
shan 山 shān mountain Ma'anshan, Shandong
shi 石 shí stone Huangshi, Shitai County
xi 溪 xī stream, brook Benxi, Yuxi
yang 阳; 陽 yáng sun Fuyang, Nanyang
ying 营; 營 yíng barracks Dongying, Yingkou
zhai 寨 zhài stockade, fort, village Dazhai, Xiazhai

Other

Term Hanzi Pinyin Meaning Examples Comments
cheng 城 chéng city Fangchenggang, Xuancheng
jing 京 jīng capital city Beijing, Nanjing
kou 口 kǒu mouth Yingkou, Zhangjiakou
long 龙; 龍 lóng dragon Heilongjiang, Longyan
qing 庆; 慶 qìng celebration Anqing, Chongqing
tun 屯 tún village Liulintun Township, Sanlitun Subdistrict
wang 王 wáng king, prince Wangfujing, Wanghe
zhen 镇; 鎮 zhèn town Jingdezhen, Zhenjiang
zhuang 庄; 莊 zhuāng village Shijiazhuang, Zaozhuang

References

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  4. "Translate "大" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  5. "Translation of 东 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  6. "Translate "广" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  7. "Translate "黑" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
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  13. "Translate "新" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  14. "Translate "永" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
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  16. "Translate "岛" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  17. "Translate "沟" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  18. "Translate "海" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
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  29. "Translate "营" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  30. "Translate "城" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  31. "Translate "京" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  32. "Translate "龙" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  33. "Translate "庆" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  34. "Translate "屯" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  35. "Translate "镇" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  36. "Translate "庄" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
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