| 黑 |  hēi | black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing) |   |
| 邪恶 | xié è | sinister / vicious / wicked / evil | |
| 狰狞 | zhēng níng | malevolent / fierce / sinister | |
| 阴森 | yīn sēn | gloomy / sinister / eerie | |
| 阴险 | yīn xiǎn | treacherous / sinister | |
| 险恶 | xiǎn è | dangerous / sinister / vicious | |
| 毒辣 | dú là | cruel / sinister / vicious | |
| 阴毒 | yīn dú | sinister / insidious | |
| 奸笑 | jiān xiào | evil smile / sinister smile | |
| 妖气 | yāo qì | sinister appearance / monster-like appearance | |
| 伏虎 | fú hǔ | to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces | |
| 魔窟 | mó kū | lit. nest of devils / place occupied by sinister forces | |
| 鬼把戏 | guǐ bǎ xì | sinister plot / dirty trick / cheap trick | |
| 居心险恶 | jū xīn xiǎn è | to have sinister motives | |
| 鬼胎 | guǐ tāi | sinister design / ulterior motive | |
| 恶相 | è xiàng | sinister look | |
| 险诈 | xiǎn zhà | sinister and deceitful | |
| 魔宫 | mó gōng | lit. devils' castle / place occupied by sinister forces | |
| 坏鸟 | huài niǎo | sinister person / unsavory character / broken (not in working order) | |
| 咬人的狗不露齿 | yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ | lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless | |
