- 西安事变 xī'ānshìbiàn Xi'an IncidentHistorical event of December 12, 1936, in which [[蒋介石|蔣介石|jiang3 jie4 shi2]] was kidnapped by his generals to force a united front against Japan.
- 七七事变 qīqīshìbiàn Marco Polo Bridge IncidentThe incident on July 7, 1937, that marked the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War between China and Japan.
- 九一八事变 jiǔyībāshìbiàn Mukden IncidentThe Japanese invasion of Manchuria starting on September 18, 1931, triggered by the destruction of a section of the South Manchurian Railway; also known as the Manchurian Incident or [[柳条沟事变|柳條溝事變|liu3 tiao2 gou1 shi4 bian4]]
- 皖南事变 wǎnnánshìbiàn New Fourth Army Incidentthe New Fourth Army Incident (January 1941), a major conflict between Nationalist and Communist forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War
- 芦沟桥事变 lúgōuqiáoshìbiàn Marco Polo Bridge IncidentThe incident on July 7, 1937, that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War; also known as the July 7th Incident.
- 柳条沟事变 liǔtiáogōushìbiàn Mukden Incidentincident occurring on September 18th 1931 which served as a pretext for the Japanese invasion of Manchuria
- 沈阳事变 shěnyángshìbiàn Shenyang IncidentThe Shenyang (Mukden) Incident of September 18, 1931, triggered when Japanese forces destroyed a section of the South Manchuria Railway and blamed Chinese forces; it led to the invasion of northeast China. Also known as the [[九一八事变|九一八事變|jiu3 yi1 ba1 shi4 bian4]].
- 卢沟桥事变 lúgōuqiáoshìbiàn Marco Polo Bridge IncidentThe clash on July 7, 1937, between Chinese and Japanese troops near Beijing that marked the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 人事变动 rénshìbiàndòng personnel changespersonnel changes; a reshuffle of personnel or staff
- 六二五事变 liù'èrwǔshìbiàn Korean WarKorean War; refers to the start of the conflict on June 25, 1950
- 华北事变 huáběishìbiàn North China IncidentThe North China Incident of October to December 1935, representing a series of Japanese military and political actions aimed at establishing a puppet government in North China
- 一二八事变 yī'èrbāshìbiàn January 28 IncidentThe Shanghai Incident of 1932; a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan that began on January 28th when Japanese forces attacked the Zhabei District of Shanghai. Also known as the [[淞沪之战|淞滬之戰|song1 hu4 zhi1 zhan4]].
- 四一二事变 sìyī'èrshìbiàn April 12 IncidentThe anti-communist coup of April 12, 1927, led by [[蒋介石|蔣介石|jiang3 jie4 shi2]]; often referred to as the [[反革命政变|反革命政變|fan3 ge2 ming4 zheng4 bian4]] or the [[四一二惨案|四一二慘案|si4 yi1 er4 can3 an4]] in Mainland China.