| 城 | chéng | city walls; city; town; CL:座,道,个 |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town; CL:座 |
| 城里 | chéng lǐ | in the city |
| 城乡 | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
| 城镇 | chéng zhèn | town; cities and towns |
| 城门 | chéng mén | city gate |
| 城墙 | chéng qiáng | city wall |
| 城郊 | chéng jiāo | suburbs; outskirts of a city |
| 城市规划 | chéng shì guī huà | town planning |
| 城楼 | chéng lóu | city gate tower |
| 城隍 | Chéng Huáng | Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology) |
| 城区 | chéng qū | city district; urban area |
| 城堡 | chéng bǎo | castle; rook (chess piece) |
| 城郭 | chéng guō | a city wall |
| 城池 | chéng chí | city |
| 城防 | chéng fáng | city defense |
| 城中区 | Chéng zhōng qū | city central district; Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi; Chengzhong district of Xining city 西宁市, Qinghai |
| 城中村 | chéng zhōng cūn | village within a city; shantytown; ghetto |
| 城北区 | Chéng běi qū | north city district; Chengbei district of Xining city 西宁市, Qinghai |
| 城口 | Chéng kǒu | Chengkou county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 城口县 | Chéng kǒu xiàn | Chengkou county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 城固 | Chéng gù | Chenggu county in Hànzhōng 汉中, Shǎnxī |
| 城固县 | Chéng gù xiàn | Chenggu county in Hànzhōng 汉中, Shǎnxī |
| 城垣 | chéng yuán | city wall |
| 城域网 | chéng yù wǎng | metropolitan area network |
| 城外 | chéng wài | outside of a city |
| 城子河 | Chéng zi hé | Chengzihe district of Jixi city 鸡西, Heilongjiang |
| 城子河区 | Chéng zi hé qū | Chengzihe district of Jixi city 鸡西, Heilongjiang |
| 城市依赖症 | chéng shì yī lài zhèng | "urban dependence disease" (sufferers are unwilling to give up city comforts and return to the countryside) |
| 城市化 | chéng shì huà | urbanization |
| 城市区域 | chéng shì qū yù | urban area; city district |
| 城市热岛 | chéng shì rè dǎo | city heat island (i.e. large city centers are hotter) |
| 城市运动会 | chéng shì yùn dòng huì | National Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1988 |
| 城府 | chéng fǔ | subtle; shrewd; sophisticated |
| 城厢 | Chéng xiāng | Chengxiang district of Putian city 莆田市, Fujian |
| 城厢区 | Chéng xiāng qū | Chengxiang district of Putian city 莆田市, Fujian |
| 城东区 | Chéng dōng qū | east city district; Chengdong district of Xining city 西宁市, Qinghai |
| 城步 | Chéng bù | Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵阳, Hunan |
| 城步县 | Chéng bù xiàn | Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵阳, Hunan |
| 城步苗族自治县 | Chéng bù miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵阳, Hunan |
| 城管 | chéng guǎn | city management |
| 城西区 | Chéng xī qū | west city district; Chengxi district of Xining city 西宁市, Qinghai |
| 城运会 | chéng yùn huì | abbr. for 城市运动会, National Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1988 |
| 城邦 | chéng bāng | a city state (Greek polis) |
| 城镇化 | chéng zhèn huà | urbanization |
| 城镇化水平 | chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng | urbanization level (of a city or town) |
| 城铁 | chéng tiě | rapid transit system; urban railway |
城门失火，
殃及池鱼 | chéng mén shī huǒ ,
yāng jí chí yú | a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer; fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions; ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee |
| 城关 | chéng guān | area outside a city gate |
| 城关区 | Chéng guān qū | Chengguan district of Lhasa city 拉萨市, Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet; Chengguan district of Lanzhou city 兰州市, Gansu |
