| A | B |
| 地理 geography | dìlǐ |
| 家乡 hometown | jiāxiāng |
| 路线 route; itinerary | lùxiàn |
| 研究 to study; to look into; research | yánjiū |
| 了解 to understand; to know about; to be informed | liǎojiě |
| 冰灯 ice lantern | bīngdēn |
| 火车 train | huǒchē |
| 船 boat; ship | chuán |
| 风景 scenic landscape; scenery | fēngjǐng |
| 河流 river | héliú |
| 大多 mostly; for the most part | dàduō |
| 高原 plateau | gāoyuán |
| 山 mountain; hill | shān |
| 而 (conjunction to connect two clauses) | Ér |
| 平原 plain | píngyuán |
| 海 sea; ocean | hǎi |
| 人口 population | rénkǒu |
| 主要 main; principal | zhǔyào |
| 集中 to concentrate; to be concentrated | jízhōng |
| 沿海 along the coast | yánhǎi |
| 一带 the area around a particular place; the neighboring area | yīdài |
| 沙漠 desert | shāmò |
| 自然 nature; natural | zìrán |
| 条件 condition; requirement | tiáojiàn |
| 地形 terrain; topography | dìxíng |
| 纬度 latitude | wěidù |
| 接近 to be close to | jiējìn |
| 面积 area | miànjī |
| 倍 (measure word for times by which something is multiplied | bèi |
| 过节 to celebrate a holiday | guòjié |
| 旅游 to travel; travel | lǚyóu |
| 景点 scenic spot; tourist spot | jǐngdiǎn |
| 到处 all around; all over | dàochù |
| 人山人海 huge crowds of people | rénshānrénhǎi |
| 挤 crowded; to push against; to squeeze | jǐ |
| 短 short | duǎn |
| 省 province | shěng |
| 部 part; section | bù |
| 四季如春 spring-like all year around | sìjì rú chūn |
| 少数 small number; few minority | shǎoshù |
| 民族 ethnic group; people; nationality | mínzú |
| 南京 Nanjing | nánjīng |
| 哈尔滨 Harbin | hā'ěrbīn |
| 新疆 Xinjiang | xīnjiāng |
| 长江 the Yangtze River | chángjiāng |
| 黄河 the Yellow River | huánghé |
| 天津 Tianjin | tiānjīn |
| 广州 Guangzhou | guǎngzhōu |
| 深圳 Shenzhen | shēnzhèn |
| 云南 Yunnan | yúnnán |