If you know a message about a disaster, epidemic, or police incident is false yet still share it, you’ll face penalties just as severe as if you had f…
Cost
No cost involved. Simply check whether the message is an official announcement before shar…
Benefit
Those who deliberately spread rumors or make false reports about disasters, epidemics, or …
Making jokes about heroes, martyrs, the national flag, or anthem can lead to a detention period of 5 to 10 days, or a fine ranging from 1,000 to 3,000…
Cost
No cost at all. There is absolutely no need to comment on, edit, or forward any content re…
Benefit
Those who insult, slander, or fabricate false information about heroes and martyrs, thereb…
Viewing overseas websites is not restricted by law, but downloading, screenshotting, or reposting content to domestic groups or social media is legall…
Cost
No cost involved. Once the page is closed, the matter is over. There is no need to archive…
Benefit
Those who spread false information, slander, or otherwise incite others to subvert state a…
Watching porn privately is perfectly legal and not prohibited by law. However, posting it in a group counts as distributing it to everyone in that gro…
Cost
There’s no expense involved. Simply avoid forwarding, saving to group files, or becoming a…
Benefit
Distributing porn online leads to detention from 10 to 15 days plus fines up to 5,000 yuan…
These part-time jobs promise only a few hundred dollars in earnings, yet they can leave you with a criminal record. One person brought his ID and a si…
Cost
There is no direct monetary cost, but you should steer clear of any “pay-per-day” gigs tha…
Benefit
Anyone who knowingly helps move, buy, sell, or otherwise conceal money or property obtaine…
Helping others “package” loan applications in order to get a cut of the proceeds is a form of fraud. One criminal gang of 126 members turned unemploye…
Cost
There’s no cost at all. Just say no. Never lend your ID card or credit report to anyone, s…
Benefit
Committing fraud to obtain loans, acceptance letters, letters of credit, or guarantees fro…
Keeping found items for personal use when the value reaches “a relatively large amount” without returning them is a criminal offense known as misappro…
Cost
No cost at all — it only takes a few minutes. Simply call the owner or bring the items to …
Benefit
Returning lost items to their rightful owners promptly — whether by notifying them directl…
Using your own real identity and one account to claim a discount is perfectly fine. Creating multiple fake accounts or placing orders yourself just to…
Cost
There is no cost involved. You simply avoid taking part in “coupon‑hunting groups” and sta…
Benefit
Defrauding others or the state of money is punishable by up to three years in prison plus …
Even if you throw something from a height and do not hit anyone, you can still be detained for up to 5 days and fined 1,000 yuan. For more serious cas…
Cost
This costs nothing and takes no time at all. Simply bring cigarette butts, trash bags, and…
Benefit
Throwing objects from heights or other elevated locations can lead to detention for up to …
Any BB gun or air rifle purchased online that meets or exceeds a muzzle energy threshold of 1.8 joules per square centimeter is classified as a firear…
Cost
No cost involved. If you want to shoot, visit a licensed shooting range.
Benefit
Unauthorized possession or concealment of firearms without a permit is punishable by up to…
Flying a drone without proper registration can result in a fine of up to 200 yuan; repeat or serious violations may incur fines ranging from 2,000 to …
Cost
Registering your drone is free and takes just a few minutes. Before every flight, check vi…
Benefit
Operators who fly without registration may be ordered to correct the issue and face fines …
Secretly watching, filming, or distributing someone else’s private information can lead to detention for up to 5 days, or a fine of up to 1000 yuan. F…
Cost
There is no cost involved, nor does it require any time investment. Simply avoid secretly …
Benefit
Those found guilty of secretly watching, filming, eavesdropping on, or distributing someon…
Playing low‑stakes card games with friends is completely legal. However, once you start taking a cut of the pot, acting as banker, or charging money t…
Cost
No expense at all. Small‑stakes games among friends are perfectly fine. There’s no rake, n…
Benefit
Providing facilities or services for gambling in order to make money, or taking part in ga…
If you eat a nationally protected animal, the animal will be confiscated and you will be fined 2 to 20 times its market value. Those who purchase, tra…
Cost
No cost involved. Only purchase pets that are legally sourced and bred in captivity.
Benefit
Consuming or purchasing nationally protected wildlife results in confiscation of the anima…
The money truly belongs to you, but you still cannot detain or confine the debtor. Laws explicitly state that detaining or confining someone solely to…
Cost
There is no cost. If someone owes you money and refuses to pay, you can file a lawsuit in …
Benefit
Illegally restricting another person’s freedom, unlawfully entering their home, or conduct…
Lending, renting, or transferring your resident ID card to another person results in a warning and a fine of up to 200 yuan. Using someone else’s ID c…
Cost
No expense involved. If someone asks to borrow it, simply refuse. If a copy is required, c…
Benefit
Lending, renting, or transferring one’s resident ID card to another person results in a wa…
Simply refusing to comply with police orders can result in a warning or a fine of up to 500 yuan; more serious cases may lead to detention for 5 to 10…
Cost
No cost at all. Simply refrain from any actions on the spot. If you have complaints, you c…
Benefit
Refusing to comply with lawful police orders carries a warning or a fine of up to 500 yuan…
Any sexual contact with a person under 14 is treated as rape, regardless of whether they consented. Such acts incur harsher penalties, with a baseline…
Cost
No cost at all. If you’re unsure about the other person’s age, do not engage in any sexual…
Benefit
Sexual contact with anyone under 14 is classified as rape and punished more severely, with…
The immediate consequences of throwing a single punch: detention for 5 to 10 days plus a fine of 500 to 1,000 yuan. If the injury is classified as min…
Cost
There’s no monetary cost or time investment required. The hard part is those few seconds r…
Benefit
For simple assaults or intentional harm, offenders face detention for 5 to 10 days and fin…
There is a legal way out for parents who cannot raise their child, but it is limited to registering the adoption with the civil affairs bureau; the ad…
Cost
There is no monetary cost. However, submitting documents to a civil affairs bureau at or a…
Benefit
Article 240 of the Criminal Law states: “Whoever traffics in women or children shall be se…
Deliberately fabricating an accident or inflating the extent of damage to obtain insurance money is a criminal act of insurance fraud. If the amount i…
Cost
There is no cost and no time required. All you have to do is simply refrain from committin…
Benefit
Article 198 of the Criminal Law outlines five specific scenarios constituting insurance fr…
There is no legal way to “match donors online and pay cash on the spot.” Living donors may only give organs to their spouses, direct blood relatives, …
Cost
There’s no expense or time involved. All you have to do is simply refrain from doing it.
Benefit
Article 5 of the Regulations on Human Organ Donation and Transplantation states: “No organ…
Getting caught doesn’t just result in a minor fine. Statutory law stipulates that the default penalty is 10–15 days of administrative detention, plus …
Cost
There is no cost and no time required. All you need to do is simply refrain from it.
Benefit
Article 78 of the Law on Administrative Penalties for Public Security stipulates that indi…
Translating someone else's copyrighted creative work and posting it online without authorization, or uploading pirated digital media to public cloud d…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Purchasing or downloading media for strictly private viewing or perso…
Benefit
Under civil copyright law, the exclusive rights granted to authors include the right of tr…
Publishing and commercializing fan fiction that borrows character names, personality profiles, and interpersonal dynamics from established literature …
Cost
Zero direct cost. Negotiate formal adaptation licensing before monetizing derivative works…
Benefit
In the landmark dispute Jin Yong v. Jiang Nan, author Jiang Nan published the campus novel…
Carrying daggers, spring-assisted switchblades, police batons, or electric stun guns in public carries statutory penalties of up to 5 days of administ…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Leave prohibited defense implements at home; never carry them on your…
Benefit
Under Article 38 of the Law on Administrative Penalties for Public Security (amended 2025,…
Using electrofishing, poisons, explosives, or illegal nets in protected zones or during closed seasons meets statutory thresholds for the crime of ill…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Prior to fishing, consult lists of fishing closed zones, closed seaso…
Benefit
Article 340 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China provides that whoever ca…
Lighting an open flame in a designated fire-prevention zone during fire-prevention seasons carries administrative fines of 300 to 5,000 RMB even if no…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Substitute tomb-sweeping burning with fresh flowers, weeding, or plan…
Benefit
Under the Regulations on Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinction (State Counci…
Taking an exam for someone else or hiring a substitute test-taker constitutes a criminal offense (the crime of taking an examination by a substitute),…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Reject "guaranteed pass" training seminars, "VIP fast tracks," and se…
Benefit
Under Article 284-1 of the Criminal Law (introduced by Criminal Law Amendment IX), four be…
