守 – vocab dash

守shǒu

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Meanings

1. to guard

2. to defend

3. to keep watch

4. to abide by the law

5. to observe (rules or ritual)

6. nearby

7. adjoining

Characters used

守to guard

Examples2

教练jiàoliàn对duì自己zìjǐ的de球员qiúyuán大喊dàhǎn，让ràng他tā盯dīng守shǒu对方duìfāng球员qiúyuán。

The manager shouted out to his players to mark the opposition.

两liǎng军jūn对敌duìdí，能néng战zhàn的de当dāng战zhàn，不能bùnéng战zhàn的de当dāng守shǒu，不能bùnéng守shǒu的de当dāng走zǒu，不能bùnéng走zǒu的de当dāng降xiáng，不能bùnéng降xiáng的de当dāng死sǐ。

When two armies oppose one another, those who can fight should fight, those who can't fight should guard, those who can't guard should flee, those who can't flee should surrender, and those who can't surrender should die.