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Hanzi

守

to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual)/nearby/adjoining

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

shǒu, shòu

Bopomofo

ㄕㄡˇ, ㄕㄡˋ

Jyutping

sau2

Example sentences

堅守 / 坚守 jiānshǒu
每個人都應堅守自己的崗位。
每个人都应坚守自己的岗位。

Everyone should stick to their post.

崗位 / 岗位 gǎngwèi
我們必須堅守工作崗位。
我们必须坚守工作岗位。

We must stick to our work posts.

守 shǒu
他們守在醫院門口。
他们守在医院门口。

They are guarding at the hospital entrance.

衛 / 卫 wèi
士兵整夜守衛城門。
士兵整夜守卫城门。

The soldiers guarded the city gate all night.

守候 shǒuhòu
護士在病房裡守候著虛弱的病人。
护士在病房里守候著虚弱的病人。

The nurse is watching over the weak patient in the ward.

守護 / 守护 shǒuhù
前線的將士們日夜守護著邊疆。
前线的将士们日夜守护著边疆。

The soldiers on the front line guard the borders day and night.

史詩 / 史诗 shǐshī
這部史詩描寫英雄在戰爭中守護家園。
这部史诗描写英雄在战争中守护家园。

This epic depicts heroes protecting their homeland during war.

保守 bǎoshǒu
他的思想非常保守。

His thinking is very conservative.

思想 sīxiǎng
他的思想很保守。

His thinking is very conservative.

固守 gùshǒu
前線部隊在補給中斷後，仍然固守陣地。
前线部队在补给中断后，仍然固守阵地。

After supplies were cut off, the frontline unit continued to hold its position.

Example Vocabulary

堅守

jian1'shou3

to stick to; to hold fast to; to stand firm

守

shou3

to guard; to watch over; to observe (rules)

守候

shou3'hou4

to wait; to watch over; to keep watch

守護

shou3'hu4

to guard; to protect

保守

bao3'shou3

conservative; to guard

信守

xin4'shou3

固守

gu4'shou3

to defend firmly; to hold on to a position; to cling stubbornly to an old rule or idea

守住

守信

shou3'xin4

to keep one's word; to be trustworthy

保守主義

bao3'shou3'zhu3'yi4

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