- 中南海 zhōngnánhǎi ZhongnanhaiPalace complex adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing; it serves as the central headquarters and residential compound for the top leaders of the Communist Party and the Chinese government.
- 中南部 zhōngnánbù south central regionthe middle and southern parts of a country or area; south central region
- 中南半岛 zhōngnánbàndǎo Indochina PeninsulaThe Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia, covering countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and parts of Malaysia and Singapore