守卫 守衛
守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ sau2 wai6
- to guard
- to defend
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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
- 严守 嚴守 yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jim4 sau2 to strictly maintain
- 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
卫 衛
- 保卫 保衛 bǎo wèi ㄅㄠˇ ㄨㄟˋ bou2 wai6 to defend
- 捍卫 捍衛 hàn wèi ㄏㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ hon2 wai6 to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
- 自卫 自衛 zì wèi ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ zi6 wai6 to defend oneself
- 卫星 衛星 wèi xīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ wai6 sing1 (aerospace) satellite
- 卫生 衛生 wèi shēng ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ wai6 sang1 hygienic; sanitary
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- 卫视 衛視 wèi shì ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ wai6 si6 satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视)
- 警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄟˋ ging2 wai6 to stand guard over
- 防卫 防衛 fáng wèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ fong4 wai6 to defend
- 卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ wai6 sang1 zi2 toilet paper; tissues
- 卫生间 衛生間 wèi shēng jiān ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ wai6 sang1 gaan1 bathroom
- 世卫 世衛 Shì wèi ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ sai3 wai6 World Health Organization (WHO) (abbr. for 世界卫生组织)
- 中卫 中衛 Zhōng wèi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ zung1 wai6 see 中卫市
- 中卫 中衛 zhōng wèi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ zung1 wai6 (sports) center-back
- 侍卫 侍衛 shì wèi ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ si6 wai6 Imperial bodyguard
- 仪卫 儀衛 yí wèi ㄧˊ ㄨㄟˋ ji4 wai6 guard of honor
- 公卫 公衛 gōng wèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ gung1 wai6 public health (abbr. for 公共卫生)
- 前卫 前衛 qián wèi ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋ cin4 wai6 advanced guard
- 土卫 土衛 tǔ wèi ㄊㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ tou2 wai6 moon of Saturn
- 大卫 大衛 Dà wèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ daai6 wai6 (name) David
- 女卫 女衛 nǚ wèi ㄋㄩˇ ㄨㄟˋ neoi5 wai6 women's bathroom (abbr. for 女卫生间)
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)
Example sentences
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士兵 们 們 守卫 守衛 着 著 这 這 座 桥 橋 。
The soldiers were guarding the bridge.
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城市 由 一 支 大军 大軍 守卫 守衛 。
The town was defended by a large army.
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其实 其實 我 想 做 一个 一個 被 关 關 在 高塔 里 裏 的 少女 ， 然后 然後 有 一 天 ， 就 会 會 有 一个 一個 白马王子 白馬王子 出现 出現 ， 把守 卫 衛 着 著 高塔 的 七 条 條 龙 龍 通通 杀掉 殺掉 ， 救 我 出来 出來 。
Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me.
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