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Chinese dictionary
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v.observe; abide by
开车时守交通秩序。
Obey the traffic regulations while driving.
他是个守本分的人。
He is dutiful.
我的朋友很守信用。
My friend is a man of his word.
- 2
v.defend; (as opposed to "attack") guard
战士们守着边疆。
The soldiers guarded the frontier.
看守
guard
将军命令士兵守城。
The general ordered his men to hold the city.
antonym
- 3
v.keep watch
她在她母亲的病榻旁守了好几夜。
She watched beside her sick mother's bed for several nights.
在整个生长季节，他们都认真地守着葡萄园。
They kept a careful watch over the vineyard throughout the growing season.
两只石兽为他守墓。
His tomb is watched by two stone statues.
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v.near; close to
守着炉子
close to a stove
守着水的地方
near the water
Words and phrases with 守
- 守护灵[word]guardian spirit
- 守孝[word]observe a period of mourning for one's deceased parent
- 守土[word]defend the territory of one's country
- 守节[word]live in widowhood; remain unmarried after the death of her husband or her betrothed
- 守备部队[word]garrison force
- 守岁[word]stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve
- 守军[word]defending troops
- 守空房[word]stay home alone
- 守活寡[word]be a grass widow
- 守死善道[idiom]hold on even to death in order to perfect one's virtue
- 守望相助[idiom]keep watch for and help defend each other
- 守正不挠[idiom]uphold fairness without favouring anyone
- 守常不变[idiom]conservative and opposed to change
- 守口如瓶[idiom]be tight-lipped
- 守经达权[idiom]be mindful of principles but act according to circumstances
- 守株待兔[idiom]await a windfall
- 守身如玉[idiom]keep oneself as pure as jade
- 守正不阿[idiom]be steadfast in upholding justice