HSK C4/W3/V4
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/ shǒu /
Strokes

Definition

to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual)/nearby/adjoining

Example

As a Verb

keep things as they are; maintain

1
Shǒu
秘密

keep a secret

As a Verb

observe; abide by

2
Shǒuxìnyòng
守信用

keep one's promise/word

3
Shǒu
纪律

abide by/observe the discipline

4
Shǒu
guīju
规矩

play by the rules; behave well

As a Verb

guard; defend

5
Shǒu
qiúmén
球门

keep goal; be in goal

6
Shǒu
chéngmén
城门

guard a city gate

7
Shǒu
biānjiāng
边疆

guard the frontier

As a Verb

keep watch

8
Liǎng
zhī
xíng
虎形
shíshòu
石兽
wéi
shǒu
  

His tomb is watched by two tiger-like stone statues.

9
Shǒu
zhāo
bìngrén
病人

watch over/look after the patient

As a Verb

be close to; be near

10
Shǒu
zhāo
shuǐ
de
fāng
地方

place close to water

11
Shǒu
zhāo
zi
炉子
nuǎn
取暖

get warm by a stove