- 帝国主义 dìguózhǔyì imperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy, economic force, or military strength; also refers to the highest stage of capitalism in Marxist theory.
- 美帝国主义 měidìguózhǔyì American imperialismAmerican imperialism; US imperialism; a term used in political contexts to refer to the expansionism or hegemony of the United States
- 罗马帝国 luómǎdìguó Roman EmpireThe empire centered on Rome that controlled much of the Mediterranean and Europe, founded by Octavian in 27 BC; later split and eventually fell in 476 AD and 1453 AD. Also called [[大秦|大秦|da4 qin2]]
- 奥斯曼帝国 àosīmàndìguó Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire (1299-1922)
- 大清帝国 dàqīngdìguó Great Qing EmpireGreat Qing Empire (1644-1911)
- 大英帝国 dàyīngdìguó British EmpireThe British Empire, specifically during its period of global expansion and colonial rule.
- 大韩帝国 dàhándìguó Korean EmpireThe empire that existed in Korea from the fall of the [[朝鲜|朝鮮|chao2 xian3]] dynasty in 1897 until its annexation by Japan in 1910.
- 奥匈帝国 àoxiōngdìguó Austro-Hungarian EmpireThe empire formed by the union of Austria and Hungary from 1867 to 1918.
- 帝国大厦 dìguódàshà Empire State BuildingSkyscraper located in Manhattan, New York City; completed in 1931 and standing 102 stories tall, it was once the world's tallest building.
- 帝国理工学院 dìguólǐgōngxuéyuàn Imperial College LondonImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
- 拜占庭帝国 bàizhàntíngdìguó Byzantine Empirethe continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, also known as the [[东罗马帝国|東羅馬帝國|dong1 luo2 ma3 di4 guo2]]
- 神圣罗马帝国 shénshèngluómǎdìguó Holy Roman Empirethe Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), a major historical political entity in Central Europe
- 第三帝国 dìsāndìguó Third Reichthe Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945
- 纽约帝国大厦 niǔyuēdìguódàshà Empire State BuildingThe Empire State Building, a famous skyscraper in New York City
- 萨拉森帝国 sàlāsēndìguó Saracen Empirethe medieval European name for the Arab empire
- 资本帝国主义 zīběndìguózhǔyì capitalist imperialism
- 鄂图曼帝国 ètúmàndìguó Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire; specifically the Taiwan usage of the name
- 东京帝国大学 dōngjīngdìguódàxué Tokyo Imperial UniversityTokyo Imperial University; the name for the University of Tokyo before 1945
- 黑客帝国 hēikèdìguó The Matrixthe 1999 science fiction film "The Matrix"
- 东罗马帝国 dōngluómǎdìguó Eastern Roman EmpireThe Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire, lasting from 395 to 1453 with its capital at Constantinople.
- 俄罗斯帝国 éluósīdìguó Russian EmpireThe empire that ruled Russia and surrounding territories from the 16th century until the 1917 revolution
- 反对帝国主义 fǎnduìdìguózhǔyì anti-imperialismthe ideology or movement of opposing imperialism or foreign expansionism
- 哈里发帝国 hālǐfādìguó caliphateCaliphate; the Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet [[穆罕默德|穆罕默德|mu4 han3 mo4 de2]] in 632.
