| 任意 | rèn yì | any / arbitrary / at will / at random |   |
| 乱 |  luàn | in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary | |
| 武断 | wǔ duàn | arbitrary / subjective / dogmatic | |
| 独断 | dú duàn | to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial | |
| 擅断 | shàn duàn | arbitrary | |
| 滥漫 | làn màn | arbitrary / indiscriminate | |
| 尚方宝剑 | shàng fāng bǎo jiàn | variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill | |
| 独断独行 | dú duàn dú xíng | to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself | |
| 独断专行 | dú duàn zhuān xíng | to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself | |
| 乱作决定 | luàn zuò jué dìng | to make arbitrary decisions | |
| 尚方剑 | shàng fāng jiàn | imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill | |
| 任意拘留问题工作组 | rèn yì jū liú wèn tí gōng zuò zǔ | Working Group on Arbitrary Detention | |
| 任意处决 | | arbitrary execution | |
