Useful Chinese Address Vocabulary

Use these terms to help target searches for addresses in China.

Chinese Pinyin English Example
层 Céng Floor 四层 Fourth Floor
村 Cūn Village 西关村 Xiguan Village
大道 Dà Dào Avenue 深南大道 Shennan Avenue
大厦 Dà Shà Building 华润大厦 Huarun Building
栋 Dòng Building A栋 Building A
单元 Dān Yuán Unit 2单元 Unit 2
房 Fáng Room A1 房 Room A1
广场 Guǎng Chǎng Plaza/Square 金座广场 Jinzuo Plaza
工业区 Gōng Yè Qū Industrial Zone 城关工业区 Chengguan Industrial Zone
号厂房 Hào Chǎng Fáng Plant 3 号厂房 Plant 3
号楼 Hào Lóu Building 1号楼 Building 1
街 Jiē Street 中学街 Zhongxue Street
街道 Jiē Dào Sub-district 文化街道 Wenhua Sub-district
经济技术开发区 Jīng Jì Jì Shù Kāi Fā Qū Economic & Technological
Development Zone
芜湖经济技术开发区 Wuhu Economic & Technological Development Zone
楼 Lóu Floor 一楼 First Floor
路 Lù Road 南京路 Nanjing Road
弄 Lòng Lane 21弄 Lane 21
区 Qū District 朝阳区 Chaoyang District
社区 Shè Qū Community 田寮社区 Tianliao Community
室 Shì Room 102室 Room 102
市 Shì City 上海市 Shanghai City
省 Shěng Province 广东省 Guangdong Province
县 Xiàn County 费县 Fei County
巷 Xiàng Lane 西举院巷 Xijuyuan Lane
乡 Xiāng Village 白石乡 Baishi Village
小区 Xiǎo Qū Community 新华小区 Xinhua Community
院 Yuàn Courtyard 甲院 Courtyard A
幢 Zhuàng Building 3幢 Building 3
庄 Zhuāng Village 李庄 Li Village (Also sometimes used in a place name, as in 金庄村 Jinzhuang Village)
镇 Zhèn Town 清港镇 Qinggang Town
自贸区 Zì Mào Qū Free Trade Zone 上海自贸区 Shanghai Free Trade Zone
座 Zuò Block A 座 Block A
弄 lòng Lane/Alley/Long 3弄 Alley 3/Long 3

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