| 1 | 乾隆 | 乾隆 | qián lóng | Qian2 long2 | Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 宝亲王 , reigned 1735-1799 | | |
| 2 | 乾嘉三大家 | 乾嘉三大家 | qián jiā sān dà jiā | Qian2 Jia1 san1 da4 jia1 | Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚 , Jiang Shiquan 蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 赵翼 | | |
| 3 | 竺乾 | 竺乾 | zhú qián | Zhu2 qian2 | Buddha (archaic); Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) | | |
| 4 | 朝乾夕惕 | 朝乾夕惕 | zhāo qián xī tì | zhao1 qian2 xi1 ti4 | cautious and diligent all day long (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 旋转乾坤 | 旋轉乾坤 | xuán zhuǎn qián kūn | xuan2 zhuan3 qian2 kun1 | earth-shaking (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 旋乾转坤 | 旋乾轉坤 | xuán qián zhuǎn kūn | xuan2 qian2 zhuan3 kun1 | lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change | | |
| 7 | 萧乾 | 蕭乾 | xiāo qián | Xiao1 Qian2 | Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator | | |
| 8 | 舌转乾坤 | 舌轉乾坤 | shé zhuǎn qián kūn | she2 zhuan3 qian2 kun1 | flowery phrases (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 乾县 | 乾縣 | qián xiàn | Qian2 Xian4 | Qian County in Xianyang 咸阳 , Shaanxi | | |
| 10 | 乾陵 | 乾陵 | qián líng | Qian2 ling2 | Qianling at Xianyang 咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武则天 | | |
| 11 | 乾坤 | 乾坤 | qián kūn | qian2 kun1 | yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe | | |
| 12 | 康乾盛世 | 康乾盛世 | kāng qián shèng shì | kang1 qian2 sheng4 shi4 | booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors) | | |
| 13 | 乾纲大振 | 乾綱大振 | qián gāng dà zhèn | qian2 gang1 da4 zhen4 | Husband reestablished his power vis-à-vis his wife. (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 乾纲不振 | 乾綱不振 | qián gāng bù zhèn | qian2 gang1 bu4 zhen4 | to be henpecked (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 乾旦 | 乾旦 | qián dàn | qian2 dan4 | male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera) | | |
| 16 | 乾安县 | 乾安縣 | qián ān xiàn | Qian2 an1 xian4 | Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原 , Jilin | | |
| 17 | 乾安 | 乾安 | qián ān | Qian2 an1 | Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原 , Jilin | | |
| 18 | 扭转乾坤 | 扭轉乾坤 | niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn | niu3 zhuan3 qian2 kun1 | lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around | | |
| 19 | 坤宅乾宅 | 坤宅乾宅 | kūn zhái qián zhái | kun1 zhai2 qian2 zhai2 | bride's and groom's families respectively (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 康乾宗迦峰 | 康乾宗迦峰 | kāng qián zōng jiā fēng | Kang1 qian2 zong1 jia1 feng1 | Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak) | | |
| 21 | 乾 | 乹 | qián | qian2 | one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest); one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest); variant of 乾 ; old variant of 乾 | | |