| 自治区 | zì zhì qū | autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 内蒙古自治区, Guangxi 广西壮族自治区, Tibet 西藏自治区, Ningxia 宁夏回族自治区, Xinjiang 新疆维吾尔自治区 |
| 自治 | zì zhì | autonomy |
| 自治州 | zì zhì zhōu | autonomous prefecture |
| 地方自治 | dì fāng zì zhì | local autonomy; home rule |
| 自治县 | zì zhì xiàn | autonomous county |
| 西藏自治区 | Xī zàng zì zhì qū | Tibetan autonomous region, Tibetan: Bod rang skyong ljongs, abbr. 藏, capital Lhasa 拉萨 |
| 宁夏回族自治区 | Níng xià Huí zú zì zhì qū | Ningxia Hui autonomous region (Ningsia) east of Gansu, abbr. 宁, capital Yinchuan 银川 |
| 三江侗族自治县 | Sān jiāng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn | Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou 柳州, Guangxi |
| 三都水族自治县 | Sān dōu shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn | Sandou Shuizu autonomous county in Guizhou |
| 三都水族自治县 | Sān dū shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn | Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou |
| 乳源瑶族自治县 | Rǔ yuán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Ruyuan Yao autonomous county in Shaoguan 韶关, Guangdong |
| 互助土族自治县 | Hù zhù Tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn | Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai |
| 五峰土家族自治县 | Wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn | Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei |
| 伊犁哈萨克自治州 | Yī lí Hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu | Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
| 伊通满族自治县 | Yī tōng Mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin |
保亭黎族苗族自治
县 | Bǎo tíng Lí zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan |
元江哈尼族彝族傣
族自治县 | Yuán jiāng Hā ní zú Yí zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan |
克孜勒苏柯尔克孜
自治州 | Kè zī lè sū Kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu | Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
| 内蒙古自治区 | Nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū | Inner Mongolia autonomous region, abbr. 内蒙古, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市 |
前郭尔罗斯蒙古族
自治县 | Qián guō ěr Luó sī Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn | Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin |
务川仡佬族苗族自
治县 | Wù chuān Yì lǎo zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Wuchuan Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵义, northeast Guizhou |
| 务川自治县 | Wù chuān zì zhì xiàn | Wuchuan Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵义, northeast Guizhou |
| 化隆回族自治县 | Huà lóng huí zú zì zhì xiàn | Hualong Huizu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai |
| 北川羌族自治县 | Běi chuān Qiāng zú zì zhì xiàn | Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 绵阳, north Sichuan |
| 北镇满族自治县 | Běi zhèn mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | Beizhen Manzu autonomous county in Liaoning |
| 南涧彝族自治县 | Nán jiàn yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Nanjian Yizu autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
博尔塔拉蒙古自治
州 | Bó ěr tǎ lā Měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu | Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang |
印江土家族苗族自
治县 | Yìn jiāng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Yinjiang Tujia and Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 铜仁地区, Guizhou |
| 台湾民主自治同盟 | Tái wān Mín zhǔ Zì zhì Tóng méng | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League |
和布克赛尔蒙古自
治县 | Hé bù kè sài ěr Měng gǔ zì zhì xiàn | Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地区, Xinjiang |
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族
自治县 | Kā lā qìn zuǒ yì Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn | Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝阳, Liaoning |
围场满族蒙古族自
治县 | Wéi chǎng Mǎn zú Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn | Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德, Hebei |
| 城步苗族自治县 | Chéng bù miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Chengbu Miao autonomous county in Shaoyang 邵阳, Hunan |
塔什库尔干塔吉克
自治县 | Tǎ shí kù ěr gān Tǎ jí kè zì zhì xiàn | Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区, west Xinjiang |
| 塔什库尔干自治县 | Tǎ shí kù ěr gān zì zhì xiàn | Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区, west Xinjiang |
| 墨江哈尼族自治县 | Mò jiāng Hā ní zú zì zhì xiàn | Mojiang Ha'ni autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
| 大化瑶族自治县 | Dà huà Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 贺州, Guangxi |
| 大厂回族自治县 | Dà chǎng Huí zú zì zhì xiàn | Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei |
| 大理白族自治州 | Dà lǐ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu | Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan |
大通回族土族自治
县 | Dà tōng Huí zú Tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn | Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西宁, Qinghai |
| 天祝藏族自治县 | Tiān zhù Zàng zú zì zhì xiàn | Tianzhu Tibetan autonomous county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu |
威宁彝族回族苗族
自治县 | Wēi níng Yí zú Huí zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 毕节地区, Guizhou |
| 孟村回族自治县 | Mèng cūn Huí zú zì zhì xiàn | Mengcun Hui autonomous county in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
孟连傣族拉祜族佤
族自治县 | Mèng lián Dǎi zú lā hù zú Wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn | Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan |
| 富川瑶族自治县 | Fù chuān Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 贺州, Guangxi |
察布查尔锡伯自治
县 | Chá bù chá ěr Xī bó zì zhì xiàn | Qapqal Xibe autonomous county in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈萨克自治州, Xinjiang |
宁洱哈尼族彝族自
治县 | Níng ěr Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市; formerly Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county |
| 宁蒗彝族自治县 | Níng làng yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 丽江, Yunnan |
| 宽城满族自治县 | Kuān chéng Mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | Kuancheng Manchu autonomous county in Chengde 承德, Hebei |
| 宽甸满族自治县 | Kuān diàn Mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn | Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹东, Liaoning |
