| 地区 | 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:个 |
| 区 | qū | area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:个 |
| 区域 | qū yù | area; region; district |
| 自治区 | zì zhì qū | autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 内蒙古自治区, Guangxi 广西壮族自治区, Tibet 西藏自治区, Ningxia 宁夏回族自治区, Xinjiang 新疆维吾尔自治区 |
| 山区 | shān qū | mountain area; CL:个 |
| 区分 | qū fēn | to differentiate; to find differing aspects |
| 矿区 | kuàng qū | mining site; mining area |
| 区间 | qū jiān | interval (math.) |
| 林区 | lín qū | region of forest |
| 郊区 | jiāo qū | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; CL:个 |
| 解放区 | Jiě fàng qū | Liberation city district; Jiefang district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市, Henan |
| 专区 | zhuān qū | special district; prefecture |
| 边区 | biān qū | border area |
| 灾区 | zāi qū | disaster area; stricken region |
| 牧区 | mù qū | grazing land; pasture |
| 市区 | shì qū | urban district; downtown; city center |
| 禁区 | jìn qū | restricted area; forbidden region |
| 军区 | jūn qū | a military region; a geographical area of command |
| 灌区 | guàn qū | area under irrigation |
| 区划 | qū huà | subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) |
| 白区 | bái qū | White Area |
| 疫区 | yì qū | epidemic area |
| 区长 | qū zhǎng | district chief |
| 行政区 | xíng zhèng qū | administrative district |
| 区区 | qū qū | trivial |
| 区域性 | qū yù xìng | regional |
| 战区 | zhàn qū | war zone; (military) theater of operations |
| 行政区域 | xíng zhèng qū yù | administrative area |
| 专属经济区 | zhuān shǔ jīng jì qū | exclusive economic zone |
| 军分区 | jūn fēn qū | military sub-districts |
| 城区 | chéng qū | city district; urban area |
| 选区 | xuǎn qū | electoral district |
| 西藏自治区 | Xī zàng zì zhì qū | Tibetan autonomous region, Tibetan: Bod rang skyong ljongs, abbr. 藏, capital Lhasa 拉萨 |
| 宁夏回族自治区 | Níng xià Huí zú zì zhì qū | Ningxia Hui autonomous region (Ningsia) east of Gansu, abbr. 宁, capital Yinchuan 银川 |
| 警备区 | jǐng bèi qū | garrison area; command |
| 辖区 | xiá qū | administrative region |
| 产区 | chǎn qū | place of production; manufacturing location |
| 区别 | qū bié | difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:个 |
| 特区 | tè qū | Special administrative region; abbr. for 特别行政区 |
| 区 | ōu | surname Ou |
| 七堵区 | Qī dǔ qū | Chitu district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan |
| 七星区 | Qī xīng qū | Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 七里河区 | Qī lǐ hé qū | Qilihe district of Lanzhou city 兰州市, Gansu |
| 三元区 | Sān yuán qū | Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市, Fujian |
| 三山区 | Sān shān qū | Sanshan district of Wuhu city 芜湖市, Anhui |
| 三民区 | Sān mín qū | Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 三水区 | Sān shuǐ qū | Sanshui district of Foshan city 佛山市, Guangdong |
| 三江生态旅游区 | Sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū | Sanjiang ecological tourist area in Wenchuan county 汶川县, northwest Sichuan |
| 上城区 | Shàng chéng qū | Shangcheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市, Zhejiang |
| 上甘岭区 | Shàng gān lǐng qū | Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |