A residual-current circuit breaker is provided. An operating mechanism comprises a mounting plate, a handle, an upper connecting rod, a middle connecting rod, a lower connecting rod, a rotating shaft, a U-shaped connecting rod, a lever, a trip, a lock catch, a trip rod, a drive connecting rod, a contact trip, and a first elastic part, wherein the handle, the upper connecting rod, the middle connecting rod, the lower connecting rod, the rotating shaft, the U-shaped connecting rod, the lever, the trip, the lock catch, the trip rod, the drive connecting rod, the contact trip, and the first elastic part are arranged between the mounting plate and a support. The advantage is that according to the above scheme, the trip is driven by a lever to operate in trip or switching off, the trip rod toggles the drive connecting rod, the contact trip operates to drive the rotating shaft to rotate, thereby achieving quickly tripping, being not affected by the handle, and improving product performance.