| 领导 | lǐng dǎo | lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位,个 |
| 领 | lǐng | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc |
| 领袖 | lǐng xiù | leader; CL:个,位,名 |
| 领土 | lǐng tǔ | territory |
| 占领 | zhàn lǐng | to occupy (a territory); to hold |
| 领域 | lǐng yù | domain; sphere; field; territory; area |
| 率领 | shuài lǐng | lead; command; head |
| 纲领 | gāng lǐng | program; guiding principle |
| 带领 | dài lǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 领事 | lǐng shì | consul |
| 首领 | shǒu lǐng | head; boss; chief |
| 本领 | běn lǐng | skill; ability; capability; CL:项,个 |
| 领海 | lǐng hǎi | territorial waters |
| 将领 | jiàng lǐng | high-ranking military officer |
| 要领 | yào lǐng | main aspects; essentials; gist |
| 领会 | lǐng huì | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp |
| 领空 | lǐng kōng | territorial air space |
| 领取 | lǐng qǔ | to receive; to draw; to get |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead; to be in front |
| 统领 | tǒng lǐng | to lead; to command; commander; officer |
| 领头 | lǐng tóu | to take the lead; to be first to start |
| 领事馆 | lǐng shì guǎn | consulate |
| 红领巾 | hóng lǐng jīn | red neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers |
| 领口 | lǐng kǒu | collar; neckband; neckline |
| 领地 | lǐng dì | territory |
| 共同纲领 | gòng tóng gāng lǐng | common program; formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan |
| 领悟 | lǐng wù | to understand; to comprehend |
| 领队 | lǐng duì | to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad) |
| 领教 | lǐng jiào | much obliged; thank you; to ask advice; to experience (in a negative sense) |
| 认领 | rèn lǐng | to claim (as one's property); to adopt (a child); to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own) |
| 领受 | lǐng shòu | to accept; to receive |
| 领带 | lǐng dài | neck tie; CL:条 |
| 占领者 | zhàn lǐng zhě | occupant |
| 总领事 | zǒng lǐng shì | consul general |
| 领略 | lǐng lüè | to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate |
| 领子 | lǐng zi | shirt collar |
| 领衔 | lǐng xián | leading (role); heading list of signatories; leading actors (in a show); starring |
| 上级领导 | shàng jí lǐng dǎo | high level leadership; top brass |
| 不得要领 | bù dé yào lǐng | fail to grasp the main points |
| 低领口 | dī lǐng kǒu | low-cut neckline |
| 使领官员 | shǐ lǐng guān yuán | ambassador and consul; diplomat |
| 使领馆 | shǐ lǐng guǎn | embassy and consulate |
| 佣人领班 | yōng rén lǐng bān | butler; - 佳木斯大學 佳木斯大學 ; Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang) |
| 冒领 | mào lǐng | to obtain by impersonation; to falsely claim as one's own |
| 北领地 | Běi lǐng dì | Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia |
| 受领 | shòu lǐng | to receive |
| 受领者 | shòu lǐng zhě | a recipient |
| 圆领 | yuán lǐng | crew neck; round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt) |
| 埃尔朗根纲领 | Āi ěr lǎng gēn gāng lǐng | Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory |
| 失物认领 | shī wù rèn lǐng | lost and found |
