| 岭 lǐng | mountain range | 嶺 lǐng |
| 翻山越岭 fān shān yuè lǐng | to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey | 翻山越嶺 |
| 分水岭 fēn shuǐ lǐng | dividing range | 分水嶺 |
| 岭南 Lǐng nán | south of the five ranges | 嶺南 |
| 山岭 shān lǐng | mountain ridge | 山嶺 |
| 秦岭 Qín lǐng | Qinling mountain range in Shaanxi forming natural barrier between Guanzhong plain 關中平原|关中平原 Guān zhōng píng yuán [Guānzhōngpíngyuán] and Han River 漢水|汉水 Hàn shuǐ [Hànshuǐ] valley | 秦嶺 |
| 崇山峻岭 chóng shān jùn lǐng | towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom) | 崇山峻嶺 |
| 八达岭 Bā dá lǐng | Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination | 八達嶺 |
| 松岭 Sōng lǐng | Songling district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区 Dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū , Heilongjiang | 松嶺 |
| 荒山野岭 huāng shān yě lǐng | wild, mountainous country | 荒山野嶺 |
| 大兴安岭 Dà xīng ān lǐng | Daxing'anling prefecture | 大興安嶺 |
| 温岭 Wēn lǐng | Wenling county level city in Taizhou 台州 Tāi zhōu [Tāizhōu], Zhejiang | 溫嶺 |
| 铁岭 Tiě lǐng | also Tieling county | 鐵嶺 |
| 果岭 guǒ lǐng | green (golf) (loanword) | 果嶺 |
| 长岭 Cháng lǐng | Changling county in Songyuan 松原 Sōng yuán , Jilin | 長嶺 |
| 温岭市 Wēn lǐng shì | Wenling county level city in Taizhou 台州 Tāi zhōu [Tāizhōu], Zhejiang | 溫嶺市 |
| 高岭土 gāo lǐng tǔ | kaolin (clay) | 高嶺土 |
| 南岭 Nán lǐng | Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi | 南嶺 |
| 峻岭 jùn lǐng | lofty mountain range | 峻嶺 |
| 铁岭市 Tiě lǐng shì | Tieling prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng in northeast China | 鐵嶺市 |
| 公主岭市 Gōng zhǔ lǐng shì | Gongzhuling county level city in Siping 四平 Sì píng , Jilin | 公主嶺市 |
| 大兴安岭地区 Dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū | Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēilóngjiāng] in northeast China | 大興安嶺地區 |
| 公主岭 Gōng zhǔ lǐng | Gongzhuling county level city in Siping 四平 Sì píng , Jilin | 公主嶺 |
