守候

守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 HSK 7-9

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 守 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 陽光明媚的地方,坐落著一座宜人的老農舍,緊鄰一條深深的河流。從農舍一直到河邊,長滿了高大的牛蒡葉,最高的牛蒡葉下,可以讓一個小孩站直身體。這地方如同茂密森林的中心,原始而靜謐。一隻鴨子棲息在這片幽靜的角落,守候著雛鳥破殼而出。牠開始感到有些疲憊,因為小傢伙們遲遲不肯破殼而出,而她也很少遇到來訪者。 In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farm-house close by a deep river, and from the house down to the water side grew great burdock leaves, so high, that under the tallest of them a little child could stand upright. The spot was as wild as the centre of a thick wood. In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch; she was beginning to get tired of her task, for the little ones were a long time coming out of their shells, and she seldom had any visitors.

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