| 阴险 | yīn xiǎn | treacherous / sinister |   |
| 凶险 | xiōng xiǎn | dangerous / ruthless / treacherous | |
| 诡谲 | guǐ jué | weird / sly / treacherous | |
| 变幻莫测 | biàn huàn mò cè | to change unpredictably / unpredictable / erratic / treacherous | |
| 诡诈 | guǐ zhà | sly / treacherous | |
| 叵测 | pǒ cè | unfathomable / unpredictable / treacherous | |
| 奸猾 | jiān huá | treacherous / crafty / deceitful | |
| 奸险 | jiān xiǎn | malicious / treacherous / wicked and crafty | |
| 奇谲 | qí jué | strange and deceitful / sly / treacherous | |
| 倾危 | qīng wēi | in danger of collapse / in a parlous state / (of person) treacherous | |
| 阴鸷 | yīn zhì | malicious / treacherous | |
| 蛇蝎 | shé xiē | (fig.) malevolent / treacherous | |
| 狐狸 | hú li | fox / fig. sly and treacherous person | |
| 毒手 | dú shǒu | deadly blow / vicious attack / treacherous assault | |
| 奸臣 | jiān chén | a treacherous court official / a minister who conspires against the state | |
| 险滩 | xiǎn tān | shoals / rapids / treacherous section of a river | |
| 奸贼 | jiān zéi | a traitor / a treacherous bandit | |
| 奸邪 | jiān xié | crafty and evil / a treacherous villain | |
| 鬼蜮 | guǐ yù | treacherous person / evil spirit | |
| 阴险毒辣 | yīn xiǎn dú là | treacherous and murderous | |
| 大奸似忠 | dà jiān sì zhōng | the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom) | |
| 奸官 | jiān guān | a treacherous official / a mandarin who conspires against the state | |
