Mandarin Names of Countries, Cities, and Regions
Mandarin geographical names are often quite different from their English equivalents. Mandarin names often cannot be simple phonetic equivalents, because the meanings of the Chinese characters must be considered.
This list of the countries of South, Central, and North America has an audio file for each entry for listening and pronunciation practice.
Mandarin names of North American cities often do not have an exact equivalent to English names because of the relatively restricted number of phonetics in Mandarin Chinese. Geographical names are usually intended to be phonetically similar, but sometimes they are descriptive.
A list of African countries in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry on this list has an audio file for listening and pronunciation practice.
Mandarin names of Asian countries.
Mandarin names of European countries.
Mandarin names of Middle Eastern countries.
Mandarin names of Pacific countries.
