| 谋士 | móu shì | skilled manipulator / tactician / strategist / advisor / counsellor |   |
| 谘询员 | zī xún yuán | advisor / consultant | |
| 咨询员 | zī xún yuán | advisor / consultant | |
| 导师 | dǎo shī | tutor / teacher / academic advisor | |
| 姜子牙 | Jiāng Zǐ yá | Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings&rdquo / 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] | |
| 伯杰 | Bó jié | (name) Berger / Samuel Berger, former US National Security Advisor under President Carter | |
| 尉缭 | Wèi Liáo | Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy | |
| 府幕 | fǔ mù | government advisor | |
| 洋员 | yáng yuán | Westerner employed in Qing China (as professor or military advisor etc) | |
| 程昱 | Chéng Yù | Cheng Yu (141-220), advisor to General Cao Cao 曹操 / during the Three Kingdoms era | |
| 荀彧 | Xún Yù | Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms | |
| 博士导师 | bó shì dǎo shī | doctoral advisor / PhD supervisor | |
| 耶律楚材 | Yē lu:4 Chǔ cái | Yelü / Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it | |
| 安保部门改革顾问 | ān bǎo bù mén gǎi gé gù wèn | Security Sector Reform Advisor | |
| 洗钱问题顾问 | xǐ qián wèn tí gù wèn | Advisor on Money Laundering | |
| 习惯法顾问 | xí guàn fǎ gù wèn | Customary Justice Advisor | |
| 检察顾问 | jiǎn chá gù wèn | Prosecutorial Advisor | |
| 执行委员会和政策顾问秘书 | | Secretary to the Executive Committee and Policy Advisor | |
| 道德操守顾问 | dào dé cào shǒu gù wèn | Ethics Advisor | |
| 高级人口顾问 | | Senior Population Advisor | |
| 法庭行政顾问 | | Court Administration Advisor | |
| 反腐败顾问 | | Anti-corruption Advisor | |
| 狗头军师 | gǒu tóu jūn shī | (derog.) inept advisor / a good-for-nothing adviser / one who offers bad advice | |
