to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place
熬更守夜熬更守夜ao2 geng1 shou3 ye4
to stay up through the night (idiom)
把守把守ba3 shou3
to guard
保残守缺保殘守缺bao3 can2 shou3 que1
conservative; to preserve the outmoded
保守保守bao3 shou3
conservative; to guard; to keep
保守党保守黨bao3 shou3 dang3
conservative political parties
保守派保守派bao3 shou3 pai4
conservative faction
保守主义保守主義bao3 shou3 zhu3 yi4
conservatism
抱残守缺抱殘守缺bao4 can2 shou3 que1
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
闭关自守閉關自守bi4 guan1 zi4 shou3
close the country to international intercourse
操守操守cao1 shou3
personal integrity
持守持守chi2 shou3
to maintain; to adhere to; to observe (an injunction etc)
独守空房獨守空房du2 shou3 kong1 fang2
(of a married woman) to stay home alone
笃守篤守du3 shou3
to comply faithfully; sincerely abiding by
扼守扼守e4 shou3
to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location)
防守防守fang2 shou3
to defend; to protect (against)
防守者防守者fang2 shou3 zhe3
defender
奉公守法奉公守法feng4 gong1 shou3 fa3
to carry out official duties and observe the law
固守固守gu4 shou3
to strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to
划圆防守劃圓防守hua4 yuan2 fang2 shou3
to counter (a stroke in fencing)
魂不守舍魂不守舍hun2 bu4 shou3 she4
to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind
火场留守分队火場留守分隊huo3 chang3 liu2 shou3 fen1 dui4
detachment left to provide covering fire
监守監守jian1 shou3
to have custody of
坚守堅守jian1 shou3
to hold fast to; to stick to
监守自盗監守自盜jian1 shou3 zi4 dao4
to embezzle
谨守謹守jin3 shou3
to adhere strictly (to the rules)
拘守拘守ju1 shou3
to hold tight; to cling to; to adhere; stubborn; to detain sb as prisoner
据守據守ju4 shou3
to guard; to hold a fortified position; entrenched
据守天险據守天險ju4 shou3 tian1 xian3
to guard a natural stronghold
郡守郡守jun4 shou3
senior provincial official in imperial China
看守看守kan1 shou3
to guard; to watch over
看守者看守者kan1 shou3 zhe3
watchman
恪守恪守ke4 shou3
to scrupulously abide by
困守困守kun4 shou3
to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city
留守留守liu2 shou3
to stay behind to take care of things
留守儿童留守兒童liu2 shou3 er2 tong2
"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them
墨守成规墨守成規mo4 shou3 cheng2 gui1
hidebound by convention (idiom)
能量守恒能量守恆neng2 liang4 shou3 heng2
conservation of energy (physics)
泥守泥守ni4 shou3
stubborn and conservative
弃守棄守qi4 shou3
to give up defending; to yield; to surrender
擅离职守擅離職守shan4 li2 zhi2 shou3
to abscond; to be absent without leave
神不守舍神不守捨shen2 bu4 shou3 she4
abstracted; drifting off; restless
守备守備shou3 bei4
to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty
守兵守兵shou3 bing1
guard; garrison soldier
守财奴守財奴shou3 cai2 nu2
miser; scrooge
守车守車shou3 che1
guard's van (on train); caboose
守成守成shou3 cheng2
to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
守敌守敵shou3 di2
enemy defense; enemy garrison
守法守法shou3 fa3
to abide by the law
守分守分shou3 fen4
to abide by the law; to respect the law
守服守服shou3 fu2
to observe mourning for one's parents
守更守更shou3 geng1
to keep watch during the night
守宫守宮shou3 gong1
gecko; house lizard
守寡守寡shou3 gua3
to live as widow; to observe widowhood
守规矩守規矩shou3 gui1 ju5
to behave oneself; to abide by the rules
守恒守恆shou3 heng2
conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant (of a number)
守恒定律守恆定律shou3 heng2 ding4 lv4
conservation law
守候守候shou3 hou4
to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse
守护守護shou3 hu4
to guard; to protect
守护神守護神shou3 hu4 shen2
protector God; patron saint
守活寡守活寡shou3 huo2 gua3
to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow
守节守節shou3 jie2
faithful (to the memory of betrothed); constant (of widow who remains unmarried)
守旧守舊shou3 jiu4
conservative; reactionary
守旧派守舊派shou3 jiu4 pai4
the conservative faction; reactionaries
守军守軍shou3 jun1
defenders
守空房守空房shou3 kong1 fang2
to stay home alone (of married woman)
守口如瓶守口如瓶shou3 kou3 ru2 ping2
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breathing a word
守灵守靈shou3 ling2
to keep watch beside a coffin
守门守門shou3 men2
to keep goal; on duty as gate-keeper
守门人守門人shou3 men2 ren2
gatekeeper
守门员守門員shou3 men2 yuan2
goal-keeper
守丧守喪shou3 sang1
to keep watch beside a coffin; to observe a period of mourning
守身守身shou3 shen1
to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
守身如玉守身如玉shou3 shen1 ru2 yu4
to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
守时守時shou3 shi2
punctual
守势守勢shou3 shi4
defensive position; guard
守岁守歲shou3 sui4
to see in the New Year
守土守土shou3 tu3
to guard one's territory; to protect the country
守土有责守土有責shou3 tu3 you3 ze2
duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望守望shou3 wang4
to keep watch; on guard
守望相助守望相助shou3 wang4 xiang1 zhu4
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors; mutual help and protection
守卫守衛shou3 wei4
to guard; to defend
守卫者守衛者shou3 wei4 zhe3
defender; a guard
守孝守孝shou3 xiao4
to observe mourning for one's parents
守信守信shou3 xin4
to keep promises
守信用守信用shou3 xin4 yong4
to keep one's word; trustworthy
守夜守夜shou3 ye4
night vigil
守业守業shou3 ye4
to preserve one's heritage; to defend the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work; to keep one's business going
守一而终守一而終shou3 yi1 er2 zhong1
to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
守御守禦shou3 yu4
to defend
守约守約shou3 yue1
to keep an appointment; to keep one's word
守则守則shou3 ze2
rules; regulations
守斋守齋shou3 zhai1
to fast
守正不阿守正不阿shou3 zheng4 bu4 e1
to be strictly just and impartial
守职守職shou3 zhi2
to observe one's duty steadfastly; devoted to one's job
守制守制shou3 zhi4
to go into mourning for one's parents
守株待兔守株待兔shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative