严守 嚴守
严守 嚴守 yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jim4 sau2
- to strictly maintain
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严 嚴
- 严厉 嚴厲 yán lì ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ jim4 lai6 severe
- 严密 嚴密 yán mì ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ jim4 mat6 tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
- 严峻 嚴峻 yán jùn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋ jim4 zeon3 grim
- 严格 嚴格 yán gé ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜˊ jim4 gaak3 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
- 严禁 嚴禁 yán jìn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jim4 gam3 to strictly prohibit
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- 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jim4 suk1 (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious
- 严谨 嚴謹 yán jǐn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jim4 gan2 rigorous; strict; careful
- 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ jim4 zung6 grave; serious; severe; critical
- 尊严 尊嚴 zūn yán ㄗㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˊ zyun1 jim4 dignity
- 庄严 莊嚴 zhuāng yán ㄓㄨㄤ ㄧㄢˊ zong1 jim4 solemn; dignified; stately
- 嘴严 嘴嚴 zuǐ yán ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeoi2 jim4 prudent in speech
- 严冬 嚴冬 yán dōng ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄥ jim4 dung1 severe winter
- 严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jim4 jing4 strict law
- 严加 嚴加 yán jiā ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jim4 gaa1 sternly
- 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ jim4 hon4 bitter cold
- 严实 嚴實 yán shi ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄕ jim4 sat6 (sealed) tight
- 严岛 嚴島 Yán dǎo ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ jim4 dou2 Itsukushima (island in Hiroshima, Japan)
- 严复 嚴復 Yán Fù ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ jim4 fuk6 Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
- 严慈 嚴慈 yán cí ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ jim4 ci4 strict and compassionate
- 严惩 嚴懲 yán chéng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ jim4 cing4 to punish severely
守
- 保守 bǎo shǒu ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ bou2 sau2 conservative
- 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ gin1 sau2 to hold fast to
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 守护 守護 shǒu hù ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨˋ sau2 wu6 to guard
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
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- 遵守 zūn shǒu ㄗㄨㄣ ㄕㄡˇ zeon1 sau2 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 信守 xìn shǒu ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ seon3 sau2 to abide by
- 值守 zhí shǒu ㄓˊ ㄕㄡˇ zik6 sau2 (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 固守 gù shǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ gu3 sau2 to strongly defend one's position
- 太守 tài shǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ taai3 sau2 governor of a province
- 失守 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
- 守住 shǒu zhu ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄓㄨ sau2 zyu6 to hold on to
- 守信 shǒu xìn ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ sau2 seon3 to keep promises
- 守备 守備 shǒu bèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ sau2 bei6 to garrison
- 守兵 shǒu bīng ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄥ sau2 bing1 guard
- 守分 shǒu fèn ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ sau2 fan6 to abide by the law
- 守制 shǒu zhì ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˋ sau2 zai3 to go into mourning for one's parents
Idioms with these characters
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
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- 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ wan4 bat1 sau2 se3 to be preoccupied (idiom)
- 墨守成规 墨守成規 mò shǒu chéng guī ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
- 神不守舍 shén bù shǒu shè ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ san4 bat1 sau2 se2 (idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted
- 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- 守土有责 守土有責 shǒu tǔ yǒu zé ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ sau2 tou2 jau5 zaak3 duty to defend the country (idiom)
- 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)