- 内蒙古自治区 nèiměnggǔzìzhìqū Inner Mongolia Autonomous RegionInner Mongolia Autonomous Region, located in northern China; its capital is [[呼和浩特|呼和浩特|hu1 he2 hao4 te4]]
- 西藏自治区 xīzàngzìzhìqū Tibet Autonomous RegionTibet Autonomous Region, a provincial-level administrative division of China; its capital is [[拉萨|拉薩|la1 sa4]]
- 新疆维吾尔自治区 xīnjiāngwéiwú'ěrzìzhìqū Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous RegionXinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwest China; the capital is [[乌鲁木齐|烏魯木齊|wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2]]
- 广西壮族自治区 guǎngxīzhuàngzúzìzhìqū Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; an autonomous region in south China bordering Vietnam (capital: [[南宁市|南寧市|nan2 ning2 shi4]] Nanning)
- 宁夏回族自治区 níngxiàhuízúzìzhìqū Ningxia Hui Autonomous RegionNingxia Hui Autonomous Region, a provincial-level division in northwest China with its capital at [[银川市|銀川市|yin2 chuan1 shi4]]