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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
- 守业[word]safeguard one's heritage
- 守夜人[word]night watchman
- 守备部队[word]garrison force
- 守旧派[word]old fogey
- 守敌[word]enemy troops guarding a place
- 守兵[word]garrison force
- 守信用[word]have good faith
- 守夜[word]keep watch at night
- 守宫[word]geckoes
- 守口如瓶[idiom]be tight-lipped
- 守经达权[idiom]be mindful of principles but act according to circumstances
- 守死善道[idiom]hold on even to death in order to perfect one's virtue
- 守正不挠[idiom]uphold fairness without favouring anyone
- 守正不阿[idiom]be steadfast in upholding justice
- 守望相助[idiom]keep watch for and help defend each other
- 守分安常[idiom]abide by the law and conventions
- 守常不变[idiom]conservative and opposed to change
- 守株待兔[idiom]await a windfall