| 戾 | li4 | to bend |
| 较劲 | jiao4 jin4 | to compete |
| 反右派斗争 | fan3 you4 pai4 dou4 zheng1 | struggle against rightist faction (Maoist purge of 1957) |
| 罗织 | luo2 zhi1 | to frame sb |
| 不平则鸣 | bu4 ping2 ze2 ming2 | man will cry out against injustice |
| 巴黎公社 | ba1 li2 gong1 she4 | Paris Commune 1871, an unsuccessful proletarian uprising against the French Third Republic |
| 碰击 | peng4 ji1 | to rattle |
| 耐穿 | nai4 chuan1 | durable |
| 蹭 | ceng4 | to freeload (colloquial) |
| 以防万一 | yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1 | prepared for any eventualities |
| 冷不防 | leng3 bu4 fang2 | suddenly |
| 反恐战争 | fan3 kong3 zhan4 zheng1 | war against terror |
| 反间谍 | fan3 jian1 die2 fan3 jian4 die2 | counter-intelligence |