- 意外事件 yìwàishìjiàn accidentan unexpected or unforeseen unfortunate event; an accident or incident
- 天安门事件 tiān'ānménshìjiàn Tiananmen Square IncidentThe Tiananmen Square Incident of April 5, 1976, which was a protest against the Gang of Four following the death of Zhou Enlai; also refers to the [[四五运动|四五運動|si4 wu3 yun4 dong4]]
- 余清芳事件 yúqīngfāngshìjiàn Yu Qingfang Incident1915 armed uprising against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, also known as the Tapani Incident or the Xilai Temple Incident
- 偶然事件 ǒuránshìjiàn accidentrandom accident; chance event; fortuity
- 六四事件 liùsìshìjiàn Tiananmen Square massacreThe Tiananmen Square protests and subsequent military crackdown in Beijing on June 4, 1989.
- 南京大屠杀事件 nánjīngdàtúshāshìjiàn The Rape of NankingThe Rape of Nanking, a 1997 documentary book by Iris Chang about the 1937 massacre in Nanjing.
- 卢沟桥事件 lúgōuqiáoshìjiàn Marco Polo Bridge IncidentThe 1937 military clash between Japanese and Chinese forces that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 历史事件 lìshǐshìjiàn historical incidenthistorical incident; significant event in history
- 噍吧哖事件 jiāobāniánshìjiàn Tapani IncidentAn armed uprising against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan in 1915, led by Yu Qingfang and centered at Xilaian Temple in Tainan; it was the largest and bloodiest revolt of its kind. Also known as the [[西来庵事件|西來庵事件|xi1 lai2 an1 shi4 jian4]], the [[玉井事件|玉井事件|yu4 jing3 shi4 jian4]], or the [[余清芳事件|余清芳事件|yu2 qing1 fang1 shi4 jian4]].
- 事件相关电位 shìjiànxiāngguāndiànwèi event-related potential(neuroscience) a measured brain response that is the direct result of a specific sensory, cognitive, or motor event
- 柳条沟事件 liǔtiáogōushìjiàn Mukden IncidentThe incident on September 18, 1931, involving a railway explosion near Mukden (modern-day Shenyang) that served as a pretext for the Japanese invasion of Manchuria; also known as the [[九一八事变|九一八事變|jiu3 yi1 ba1 shi4 bian4]].
- 柳条湖事件 liǔtiáohúshìjiàn Mukden IncidentThe Liutiaohu Incident of September 18th, 1931, used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as the [[九一八事变|九一八事變|jiu3 yi1 ba1 shi4 bian4]].
- 核事件 héshìjiàn nuclear incidentan event involving nuclear materials that could lead to radioactive contamination or safety hazards
- 水门事件 shuǐménshìjiàn Watergate scandalThe Watergate scandal or incident in American political history
- 玉井事件 yùjǐngshìjiàn Tapani Incidentlarge-scale armed uprising against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan in 1915, named after the Yujing district where the events occurred
- 突发事件 tūfāshìjiàn emergencyan unexpected event that happens suddenly and requires immediate action; sudden occurrence; sudden outburst
- 紧急事件 jǐnjíshìjiàn emergencyan urgent or unexpected situation that requires immediate action
- 美丽岛事件 měilìdǎoshìjiàn Kaohsiung IncidentA crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on December 10, 1979; also known as the Formosa Incident, it was a turning point in Taiwan's democratization during the martial law period.
- 群体性事件 qúntǐxìngshìjiàn mass incidentmass incident; a term used in the mainland to describe incidents of social unrest such as protests, strikes, and riots that threaten social stability
- 西来庵事件 xīlái'ānshìjiàn Tapani Incidenta major anti-Japanese uprising in Taiwan in 1915, also known as the Xilaian Incident
- 亚罗号事件 yàluóhàoshìjiàn Arrow Incidentthe Arrow Incident of 1856, which was used as a pretext for the Second Opium War
- 非讼事件 fēisòngshìjiàn non-contentious matterA legal case involving personal rights where a court intervenes or makes a ruling without a formal lawsuit or dispute between parties, such as civil or commercial registration matters.
