"Self-defense" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 武术 | wǔ shù | military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] |   |
| 自卫 | zì wèi | to defend oneself / self-defense | |
| 自保 | zì bǎo | to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation | |
| 自我防卫 | zì wǒ fáng wèi | self-defense | |
| 自卫队 | zì wèi duì | self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces | |
| 正当防卫 | zhèng dàng fáng wèi | reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense | |
| 防卫过当 | fáng wèi guò dàng | excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force) | |
| 航空自卫队 | háng kōng zì wèi duì | air self-defense force | |
