- 西安事变 Xī'ān Shìbiàn Xi'an IncidentXi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek)
- 七七事变 Qī Qī Shìbiàn Marco Polo Bridge IncidentThe incident of July 7th, 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 九一八事变 Jiǔ Yībā Shìbiàn Mukden IncidentThe historical event of September 18, 1931, used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as the Manchurian Railway Incident or Liutiaogou Incident.
- 皖南事变 Wǎnnán Shìbiàn Wannan IncidentNew Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists
- 华北事变 Huáběi Shìbiàn North China IncidentNorth China Incident of 1935, a Japanese attempt to establish a puppet government in northern China
- 六二五事变 Liù'èrwǔ Shìbiàn Korean WarKorean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
- 一二八事变 Yī'èrbā Shìbiàn January 28 Incidentthe Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, a conflict between Chinese and Japanese forces in Shanghai
- 卢沟桥事变 Lúgōu Qiáo Shìbiàn Marco Polo Bridge IncidentThe Marco Polo Bridge Incident of July 7, 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 四一二事变 sìyī'èrshìbiàn April 12 IncidentThe purge of communists led by Chiang Kai-shek on April 12, 1927 (often called the Shanghai Massacre), referred to as a counter-revolutionary coup or massacre in PRC literature.
