- main force; main strength of an army
- 安 ān: 安 an1: (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])安 ān: 安 An1: surname An
- armed forces; troops; CL:支[zhi1]
- officer (military)
- strong; sturdy; robust
- wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at
- metal grille; railing; bars
- to see; to catch sight of
- sheepskin
- pouch; bag; sack; pocket
- to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
- upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
- to grow light (at daybreak)
- person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
- to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
- Turkey
- first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
- waning moon
- 刀 dāo: 刀 dao1: knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)刀 Dāo: 刀 Dao1: surname Dao
- to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
- to return sth to sb
- adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
- to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade
- face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
- pace; (measured) step; march
- quietly; noiselessly
- to replace; alternately; in turn
- to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation
- figure; shape; external form; contour
- occasionally; from time to time
- 猫 māo: 猫 mao1: cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem猫 máo: 猫 mao2: used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]
- until
- to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
- to leave; to exit
- undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- at one's side; on hand
- defense of the imperial palace or of the capital; the palace guard (or a member of that unit)
- sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously
- to guard; to defend