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Meaning of 守

Pinyin shǒu

Radical

宀

Strokes

Definition

to guard

Usage

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守 [shǒu] Meaning: 1. 保持，卫护: to maintain; to protect. 2. 看管: to guard; to supervise. 3. 在一个地方不动: to stay still; to remain in one place. 4. 遵照: to follow; to abide by. 5. 维持原状，不想改变: to maintain the status quo; to not want to change. 6. 呆在一起: to stay together. 7. 节操: moral integrity; moral principle. 8. 靠近，依傍: to approach; to rely on. 9. 古代官名: an ancient official title. 10. 姓: a surname. Detailed Meanings: 1. 保持，卫护：～成（在事业上保持前人的成就）。～御。～身（爱护自身，保持自己的品节）。～节。～恒。～望相助。墨～成规。 Maintain; protect: to preserve achievements; to defend; to care for oneself and maintain one's integrity; to uphold principles; to remain consistent; to hope for assistance; to stick to rules. 2. 看管：看～。～护。 To supervise: to keep watch; to guard. 3. 在一个地方不动：～株待兔。留～。 To stay still: to wait in place; to remain. 4. 遵照：遵～。～法。～时。 To follow: to abide by the law or the time. 5. 维持原状，不想改变：保～。因循～旧。 To maintain the status quo: maintain; adhere to old customs. 6. 呆在一起：厮～。 To stay together: to be with each other. 7. 节操：操～。 Moral integrity: to maintain virtue. 8. 靠近，依傍：～着水的地方，可多种稻子。 To approach: in places close to water, more rice can be planted. 9. 古代官名：太～。～祧（中国周代掌管祭祀宗庙的官）。～刺（太守，刺史）。～令（指太守、刺史、县令等地方官）。 An ancient official title: a high official in charge of a region; a local magistrate. 10. 姓。 A surname. Usage examples: 1. 同本义 ([En.] duty; post). 2. 节操; 操守 ([En.] high moral principle). 3. 秦代郡的长官名，汉代更名太守。后时作州、府地方长官的省称。 ([En.] magistrate). 4. 州郡地方政府所在地 ([En.] government place). 5. 原则，规范，准则 ([En.] principle). Verb Forms: 1. 遵守;奉行 ([En.] observe; keep; abide by). 2. 坚持，保持;保守 ([En.] stick to; keep). 3. 看守，看管 ([En.] keep watch). 4. 保卫;防守，与“攻”相对 ([En.] defend). 5. 掌管 ([En.] be in charge of). 6. 收捕 ([En.] arrest). 7. 依靠;依傍 ([En.] depend on). 8. 请求 ([En.] ask). 9. 守侯;守护 ([En.] guard). 10. 做郡的知州 ([En.] be governor). Note: 通「狩」。

厮守 sī shǒu

to stay together / to rely on one another

固守 gù shǒu

to strongly defend one's position / to be entrenched / to cling to

坚守 jiān shǒu

to hold fast to / to stick to

遵守 zūn shǒu

to comply with / to abide by / to respect (an agreement)

太守 tài shǒu

governor of a province

守卫 shǒu wèi

to guard / to defend

守孝 shǒu xiào

to observe mourning for one's parents

守城 shǒu chéng

Defend the city

防守 fáng shǒu

to defend / to protect (against)

看守 kān shǒu

to guard / to watch over

守护 shǒu hù

to guard / to protect

守军 shǒu jūn

defenders

驻守 zhù shǒu

(man a post and) defend

留守 liú shǒu

to stay behind to take care of things

镇守 zhèn shǒu

(of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect

守备 shǒu bèi

to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty

失守 shī shǒu

(military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands / (fig.) to take a turn for the worse

守御 shǒu yù

to defend

把守 bǎ shǒu

to guard

死守 sǐ shǒu

to defend one's property to the death / to cling obstinately to old habits / die-hard

守寡 shǒu guǎ

to live as widow / to observe widowhood

安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place

恪守 kè shǒu

to scrupulously abide by

因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù

(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes

守则 shǒu zé

rules / regulations

玩忽职守 wán hū zhí shǒu

to neglect one's duty / dereliction of duty / malpractice

守恒 shǒu héng

conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number)

守恒定律 shǒu héng dìng lǜ

conservation law (physics)

恪尽职守 kè jìn zhí shǒu

dedicated / devoted

戍守 shù shǒu

to guard

扼守 è shǒu

to hold a pass / to guard (a strategic location)

守拙 shǒu zhuō

to remain honest and poor

守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative

擅离职守 shàn lí zhí shǒu

to abscond / to be absent without leave

操守 cāo shǒu

personal integrity

守旧 shǒu jiù

conservative / reactionary

保守 bǎo shǒu

conservative / to guard / to keep

守候 shǒu hòu

to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse

守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word

严守 yán shǒu

to strictly maintain

蹲守 dūn shǒu

to hang around keeping a watch out for sth

遵纪守法 zūn jì shǒu fǎ

observe law and discipline / observe disciplines and obey laws

郡守 jùn shǒu

senior provincial official in imperial China

闭关自守 bì guān zì shǒu

close the country to international intercourse

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