驻守
zhù shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

驻守
 - 
zhù shǒu
  1. (man a post and) defend

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiān shǒu
  1. 1 to hold fast to
  2. 2 to stick to
shǒu
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to abide by the law
  5. 5 to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. 6 nearby
  7. 7 adjoining
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
shǒu hù
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to protect
zūn shǒu
  1. 1 to comply with
  2. 2 to abide by
  3. 3 to respect (an agreement)
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
xìn shǒu
  1. 1 to abide by
  2. 2 to keep (promises etc)
gù shǒu
  1. 1 to strongly defend one's position
  2. 2 to be entrenched
  3. 3 to cling to
tài shǒu
  1. 1 governor of a province
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
shǒu xìn
  1. 1 to keep promises
shǒu zé
  1. 1 rules
  2. 2 regulations
shǒu yè
  1. 1 to be on all-night duty
  2. 2 to be on night watch
  3. 3 to keep a vigil
shǒu héng
  1. 1 conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)
  2. 2 to remain constant (of a number)
shǒu shí
  1. 1 punctual
shǒu wàng
  1. 1 to keep watch
  2. 2 on guard
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
shǒu suì
  1. 1 to see in the New Year
  2. 2 to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
shǒu wèi
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
shǒu hù shén
  1. 1 protector God
  2. 2 patron saint

Idioms (12)

因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
  1. 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
  1. 1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
  1. 1 able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind

Sample Sentences

难怪几星期没见到孙太了…我就觉得怪,我们这阵子驻守在号子,吃喝拉撒都在这儿,如今她的老位子收拾得干干净净的,看起来怪不习惯呢。
nánguài jǐ xīngqī méi jiàndào sūntài le …wǒ jiù juéde guài ,wǒmen zhèzhènzi zhùshǒu zài hàozi ,chīhē lā sā dōu zài zhèr ,rújīn tā de lǎo wèizi shōushi de gāngānjìngjìng de ,kàn qǐlái guài bù xíguàn ne 。
No wonder I haven't seen Mrs Sun about for a few weeks... I thought it was weird that we've all been here at the brokerage going about our normal routine, while her old seat was all tidy looking, it seemed so strange.