- 反动派 fǎndòngpài reactionaries
- 反动分子 fǎndòngfènzǐ reactionaryreactionaries or reactionary elements
- 反动势力 fǎndòngshìli reactionary forcesreactionary forces (especially in Marxist rhetoric)
- 知识越多越反动 zhīshiyuèduōyuèfǎndòng anti-intellectual sloganthe more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (an anti-intellectual slogan attributed to the Gang of Four)
- 老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 lǎoziyīngxióng'érhǎohàn, lǎozifǎndòng'érhúndàn bloodline theory sloganCultural Revolution slogan asserting that a son's character and social standing are determined by his father's political status.