| 主轴 | zhǔ zhóu | axis / principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc) / main axle (of engine) |   |
| 轴心 | zhóu xīn | axle / (fig.) central element / key element / axis (alliance of nations) | |
| 轴向 | zhóu xiàng | axis / axial | |
| 中轴 | zhōng zhóu | axis / (bicycle) bottom bracket | |
| 轴 |  zhóu | axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc | |
| 自转 | zì zhuàn | (of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis | |
| 横线 | héng xiàn | horizontal line / (math.) horizontal axis | |
| 轴线 | zhóu xiàn | central axis (line) | |
| 中轴线 | zhōng zhóu xiàn | central axis (line) | |
| 转轴 | zhuàn zhóu | axis of rotation | |
| 轴心国 | Zhóu xīn guó | Axis powers (World War II) | |
| 对称轴 | duì chèn zhóu | axis of symmetry / central axis (in Chinese architecture) | |
| 旋转轴 | xuán zhuǎn zhóu | axis of rotation | |
| 地轴 | dì zhóu | the earth's axis | |
| 轴 | zhú | axis / axle | |
| 偏心矩 | piān xīn jǔ | axis of eccentricity | |
| 座标轴 | zuò biāo zhóu | coordinate axis | |
| 心轴 | xīn zhóu | central axis / spindle | |
| 时间轴 | shí jiān zhóu | time axis / timeline | |
| 极轴 | jí zhóu | polar axis (x-axis in polar coordinates) | |
| 水平轴 | shuǐ píng zhóu | horizontal shaft / horizontal axis (math.) | |
| 自转轴 | zì zhuàn zhóu | axis of rotation | |
| 轴旋转 | zhóu xuán zhuǎn | to rotate about an axis / axis of rotation (math.) | |
| 轴索 | zhóu suǒ | axon (long thin axis of nerve cell) | |
| 转动轴 | zhuàn dòng zhóu | axis of rotation (mechanics) / spindle | |
| 邪恶轴心 | xié è zhóu xīn | the Axis of Evil | |
| 彷形旋转轴 | | contouring rotary axis | |
| 控诉和惩处欧洲轴心国主要战犯的协定 | | London Agreement Concerning Prosecution and Punishment of Major War Criminals of European Axis | |
| 俯仰框架轴 | | pitch gimbal axis | |
| 纵轴风轮机 | | vertical axis wind turbine | |
| 横轴风轮机 | | horizontal axis wind turbines | |
| 竖轴 | | vertical axis | |
| 海底扩张轴 | | spreading axis | |
| 垂直轴 | chuí zhí zhóu | vertical shaft / (math.) vertical axis | |
