| 1 | 革命 | 革命 | gé mìng | ge2 ming4 | revolution; revolutionary (politics); Classifiers: 次 | | |
| 2 | 改革 | 改革 | gǎi gé | gai3 ge2 | reform; Classifiers: 次 ; to reform | | |
| 3 | 变革 | 變革 | biàn gé | bian4 ge2 | to transform; to change | | |
| 4 | 反革命 | 反革命 | fǎn gé mìng | fan3 ge2 ming4 | counterrevolutionary | | |
| 5 | 革新 | 革新 | gé xīn | ge2 xin1 | to innovate; innovation | | |
| 6 | 文化大革命 | 文化大革命 | wén huà dà gé mìng | Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4 | Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) | | |
| 7 | 民主革命 | 民主革命 | mín zhǔ gé mìng | min2 zhu3 ge2 ming4 | democratic revolution; bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) | | |
| 8 | 改革开放 | 改革開放 | gǎi gé kāi fàng | gai3 ge2 kai1 fang4 | to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 | | |
| 9 | 文革 | 文革 | wén gé | Wen2 ge2 | Cultural Revolution (1966-76); abbr. for 文化大革命 | | |
| 10 | 资产阶级革命 | 資產階級革命 | zī chǎn jiē jí gé mìng | zi1 chan3 jie1 ji2 ge2 ming4 | bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) | | |
| 11 | 十月革命 | 十月革命 | shí yuè gé mìng | Shi2 yue4 Ge2 ming4 | October Revolution | | |
| 12 | 革命家 | 革命家 | gé mìng jiā | ge2 ming4 jia1 | a revolutionary | | |
| 13 | 辛亥革命 | 辛亥革命 | xīn hài gé mìng | Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4 | Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty | | |
| 14 | 新民主主义革命 | 新民主主義革命 | xīn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì gé mìng | Xin1 Min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 Ge2 ming4 | (Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution) | | |
| 15 | 土地改革 | 土地改革 | tǔ dì gǎi gé | tu3 di4 gai3 ge2 | land reform | | |
| 16 | 工业革命 | 工業革命 | gōng yè gé mìng | Gong1 ye4 Ge2 ming4 | Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830 | | |
| 17 | 皮革 | 皮革 | pí gé | pi2 ge2 | leather; Classifiers: 张 | | |
| 18 | 宗教改革 | 宗教改革 | zōng jiào gǎi gé | Zong1 jiao4 Gai3 ge2 | (Protestant) Reformation | | |
| 19 | 革命性 | 革命性 | gé mìng xìng | ge2 ming4 xing4 | revolutionary | | |
| 20 | 镇压反革命运动 | 鎮壓反革命運動 | zhèn yā fǎn gé mìng yùn dòng | Zhen4 ya1 Fan3 ge2 ming4 Yun4 dong4 | Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. to 镇反运动 | | |
| 21 | 身体是革命的本钱 | 身體是革命的本錢 | shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián | shen1 ti3 shi4 ge2 ming4 de5 ben3 qian2 | lit. the body is the revolution's capital; fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying) | | |
| 22 | 变革管理 | 變革管理 | biàn gé guǎn lǐ | bian4 ge2 guan3 li3 | change management (business) | | |
| 23 | 鼎革 | 鼎革 | dǐng gé | ding3 ge2 | change of dynasties; clear out the old, bring in the new | | |
| 24 | 典型登革热 | 典型登革熱 | diǎn xíng dēng gé rè | dian3 xing2 deng1 ge2 re4 | dengue fever | | |
| 25 | 大马士革 | 大馬士革 | dà mǎ shì gé | Da4 ma3 shi4 ge2 | Damascus, capital of Syria | | |