- 起义军 qǐyìjūn insurgent armyan armed force organized by people who rise up in rebellion against an existing government or authority
- 秋收起义 Qiūshōu Qǐyì Autumn Harvest UprisingAutumn Harvest Uprising (1927), an insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
- 武昌起义 Wǔchāng Qǐyì Wuchang UprisingWuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
- 黄巾起义 Huángjīn Qǐyì Yellow Turban RebellionYellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
- 黄巢起义 Huáng Cháoqǐyì Huang Chao RebellionPeasant uprising (875-884) during the late Tang Dynasty led by Huang Chao
- 金田起义 Jīntiánqǐyì Jintian Uprising
- 农民起义 nóngmínqǐyì peasant uprisingpeasant uprising; peasant revolt
- 太平天国起义 Tàipíng Tiānguó Qǐyì Taiping RebellionTaiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dynasty led by Hong Xiuquan, who sought to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, resulting in one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
- 陈胜吴广起义 Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì Chen-Wu UprisingChen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty
- 大泽乡起义 Dàzéxiāng Qǐyì Dazexiang UprisingThe Dazexiang Uprising (209 BC), the first major revolt against the Qin Dynasty, also known as the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising.
- 南昌起义 Nánchāng Qǐyì Nanchang UprisingNanchang Uprising (August 1, 1927), marking the beginning of the Communist military revolt in the Chinese Civil War
- 黄花岗起义 Huánghuāgǎngqǐyì Huanghuagang UprisingHuanghuagang Uprising of April 23, 1911 in Guangzhou, one of a series of unsuccessful revolts by Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party
