守拙 shǒu zhuō ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄛ sau2 zyut3
- to remain honest and poor
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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
拙
- 拙劣 zhuō liè ㄓㄨㄛ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zyut3 lyut3 clumsy; botched
- 愚拙 yú zhuō ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄛ jyu4 zyut3 clumsy and stupid
- 拙作 zhuō zuò ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zyut3 zok3 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
- 拙朴 拙樸 zhuō pǔ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄆㄨˇ zyut3 pok3 austere
- 拙涩 拙澀 zhuō sè ㄓㄨㄛ ㄙㄜˋ zyut3 gip3 clumsy and incomprehensible
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- 拙直 zhuō zhí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓˊ zyut3 zik6 simple and frank
- 拙稿 zhuō gǎo ㄓㄨㄛ ㄍㄠˇ zyut3 gou2 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
- 拙笨 zhuō bèn ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄣˋ zyut3 ban6 clumsy
- 拙笔 拙筆 zhuō bǐ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˇ zyut3 bat1 my clumsy writing (humble expr.)
- 拙荆 拙荊 zhuō jīng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄥ zyut3 ging1 my wife (humble)
- 拙著 zhuō zhù ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ zyut3 zyu3 my unworthy writing (humble expr.)
- 拙见 拙見 zhuō jiàn ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zyut3 gin3 my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
- 稚拙 zhì zhuō ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄛ zi6 zyut3 young and clumsy
- 笨拙 bèn zhuō ㄅㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄛ ban6 zyut3 clumsy
- 老拙 lǎo zhuō ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄛ lou5 zyut3 old fart (usually in self-reference)
- 藏拙 cáng zhuó ㄘㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cong4 zyut3 avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
- 蹇拙 jiǎn zhuō ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄛ gin2 zyut3 clumsy (writing)
- 迂拙 yū zhuō ㄩ ㄓㄨㄛ jyu1 zyut3 stupid
- 拙政园 拙政園 Zhuō zhèng Yuán ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ zyut3 zing3 jyun4 Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 勤能补拙 勤能補拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
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)
- 将勤补拙 將勤補拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō ㄐㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ zoeng1 kan4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
- 勤能补拙 勤能補拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
- 拙于言词 拙於言詞 zhuō yú yán cí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)