| 圣朝 | shèng cháo | the current imperial dynasty; one's own court |
| 胳膊肘朝外拐 | gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi | the elbow turns the wrong way; to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiom) |
| 临朝 | lín cháo | to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent) |
| 花朝月夕 | huā zhāo yuè xī | a beautiful day; cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August |
| 花朝节 | huā zhāo jié | Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February |
| 莫卧儿王朝 | Mò wòr wáng cháo | Mughal or Mogul dynasty (1526-1858) |
| 蒲甘王朝 | Pú gān wáng cháo | Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287 |
| 萨桑王朝 | Sà sāng wáng cháo | Sassanid empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD) |
| 萨珊王朝 | Sà shān wáng cháo | Sassanid empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD) |
| 萨非王朝 | Sà fēi wáng cháo | Persian Safavid dynasty 1501-1722 |
| 卫氏朝鲜 | Wèi shì Cháo xiǎn | Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchurai, Liaoning and north Korea |
| 卫满朝鲜 | Wèi mǎn Cháo xiǎn | Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchurai, Liaoning and north Korea |
| 访朝 | fǎng Cháo | to visit North Korea |
| 贺朝 | Hè Cháo | He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet |
| 身先朝露 | shēn xiān zhāo lù | body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence |
| 辍朝 | chuò cháo | to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune |
| 都铎王朝 | Dū duó wáng cháo | Tudor dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603 |
| 长白朝鲜族自治县 | Cháng bái cháo xiān zú zì zhì xiàn | Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin |
| 阿拔斯王朝 | Ā bá sī wáng cháo | Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate |
| 阿黑门尼德王朝 | Ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo | Achaemenid empire of Persian (559-330 BC) |
| 隋朝 | Suí cháo | Sui dynasty (581-617) |
| 电光朝露 | diàn guāng zhāo lù | flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral; impermanent |
| 面朝黄土背朝天 | miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān | face to the ground, back to the sky |
| 韩朝 | Hán Cháo | North and South Korea; bilateral Korean relations |
| 头朝下 | tóu cháo xià | head down; upside-down |
养兵千日，
用在一朝 | yǎng bīng qiān rì ,
yòng zài yī cháo | lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off |
| 高丽朝 | Gāo lí cháo | Korean Goryeo 고려 dynasty, 918-1392 |
| 高丽王朝 | Gāo lí wáng cháo | Korean Goryeo 고려 dynasty, 918-1392 |
| 魏晋南北朝 | Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo | Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties; generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui |
| 黑汗王朝 | Hēi hàn wáng cháo | Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century |
