守法 shǒu fǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄚˇ sau2 faat3
- to abide by the law
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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
法
- 不法 bù fǎ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ bat1 faat3 lawless
- 依法 yī fǎ ㄧ ㄈㄚˇ ji1 faat3 legal (proceedings)
- 做法 zuò fǎ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ zou6 faat3 way of handling sth
- 刑法 xíng fǎ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ jing4 faat3 criminal law
- 司法 sī fǎ ㄙ ㄈㄚˇ si1 faat3 judicial
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- 合法 hé fǎ ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄚˇ hap6 faat3 lawful
- 执法 執法 zhí fǎ ㄓˊ ㄈㄚˇ zap1 faat3 to enforce a law
- 想法 xiǎng fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 faat3 way of thinking; opinion; notion
- 宪法 憲法 xiàn fǎ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ hin3 faat3 constitution (of a country)
- 手法 shǒu fǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄚˇ sau2 faat3 technique
- 效法 xiào fǎ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ haau6 faat3 to imitate
- 教法 jiào fǎ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ gaau3 faat3 teaching method
- 文法 wén fǎ ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ man4 faat3 grammar
- 方法 fāng fǎ ㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇ fong1 faat3 method; way; technique; procedure
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 法人 fǎ rén ㄈㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ faat3 jan4 legal person
- 法令 fǎ lìng ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 ling6 decree; ordinance
- 法制 fǎ zhì ㄈㄚˇ ㄓˋ faat3 zai3 legal system and institutions
- 法则 法則 fǎ zé ㄈㄚˇ ㄗㄜˊ faat3 zak1 law
- 法子 fǎ zi ㄈㄚˇ ˙ㄗ faat3 zi2 way
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)
- 法网难逃 法網難逃 fǎ wǎng nán táo ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ faat3 mong5 naan4 tou4 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
- 就地正法 jiù dì zhèng fǎ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚˇ zau6 dei6 zing3 faat3 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
- 落入法网 落入法網 luò rù fǎ wǎng ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ lok6 jap6 faat3 mong5 to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested
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- 目无法纪 目無法紀 mù wú fǎ jì ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄐㄧˋ muk6 mou4 faat3 gei2 with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules
- 如法泡制 如法泡製 rú fǎ pào zhì ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˋ ㄓˋ jyu4 faat3 paau3 zai3 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
- 如法炮制 如法炮製 rú fǎ páo zhì ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˊ ㄓˋ jyu4 faat3 paau4 zai3 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
- 舍身求法 捨身求法 shě shēn qiú fǎ ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄚˇ se2 san1 kau4 faat3 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
- 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ ㄊㄢ ㄗㄤ ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ taam1 zong1 wong2 faat3 corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
- 违法乱纪 違法亂紀 wéi fǎ luàn jì ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ wai4 faat3 lyun6 gei2 lit. to break the law and violate the rules (idiom)
- 无法无天 無法無天 wú fǎ wú tiān ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ mou4 faat3 mou4 tin1 (idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly
Example sentences
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你 必须 必須 遵守 法律 。
You have to abide by the laws.
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我们 我們 必须 必須 遵 纪 紀 守法 。
We ought to obey the law.
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我们 我們 总要 總要 遵守 法律 。
We should always obey laws.
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年轻人 年輕人 必须 必須 遵 纪 紀 守法 。
Young people must respect the law.
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遵守 法律 是 我们 我們 的 义务 義務 。
It is our duty to obey the law.
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