| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking |
| 湖北 | hú běi | Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4] |
| 湖北省 | hú běi shěng | Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4] |
| 东北 | dōng běi | Northeast China; Manchuria |
| 南北 | nán běi | north and south; north to south |
| 西北 | xī běi | Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) |
| 北部 | běi bù | northern part |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country |
| 北京市 | běi jīng shì | Beijing; capital of People's Republic of China |
| 河北 | hé běi | Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1] |
| 以北 | yǐ běi | to the north of (suffix) |
| 西北部 | xī běi bù | northwest part |
