1. soldiers
2. a force
3. an army
4. weapons
5. arms
6. military
7. warlike

classifier: 個

1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)

1. (bound form) a general
2. (literary) to command; to lead
3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

1. to resist
2. to obstruct
3. to hinder
4. to keep off
5. to block (a blow)
6. to get in the way of
7. cover
8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)

1. water
2. (after a name) ... River
3. to swim (used mostly in 会水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
6. classifier for washings of a garment

1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)

1. earth
2. dust
3. clay
4. local
5. indigenous
6. crude opium
7. unsophisticated
8. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn

1. to cover up; to conceal
2. to close (a door, book etc)
3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack