- 戴帽子 dàimàozi stigmatizeto label someone with a bad name or to be branded with a derogatory title
- 绿帽子 lǜmàozi cuckoldryGreen hat; figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold.
- 扣帽子 kòumàozi labelto tag someone with an unfair label, power word, or negative stereotype
- 高帽子 gāomàozi dunce capA tall, conical paper hat worn as a means of public humiliation or punishment.
- 摘帽子 zhāimàozi rehabilitationto be cleared of an unfair charge or have a political label removed
- 戴高帽子 dàigāomàozi be flatteredto be the object of excessive or insincere praise, often to influence one's behavior; to be placed on a pedestal
- 戴绿帽子 dàilǜmàozi cheated onto be cheated on by one's partner (historically referring to a man being cuckolded)
- 帽子戏法 màozixìfǎ hat trickhat trick (when one player scores three goals)
- 铁帽子王 tiěmàoziwáng iron-cap princeiron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations without alteration
- 帽子叔叔 màozishūshu police officer(slang) police officer