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- to guard
- to defend
- to keep watch
- to abide by the law
- to observe (rules or ritual)
- nearby
- adjoining
- to defend one's property to the death
- to cling obstinately to old habits
- die-hard
Trad. 鎮守
- (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend
- (fig.) to stand guard
- to protect
- (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
- (fig.) to take a turn for the worse
Trad. 守恆
- conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)
- to remain constant (of a number)
- to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations
- to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
Trad. 守業
- to preserve one's heritage
- to defend the accomplishments of previous generations
- to carry on the good work
- to keep one's business going
Trad. 守歲
- to see in the New Year
- to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
Trad. 守節
- faithful (to the memory of betrothed)
- constant (of widow who remains unmarried)
- (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things
- to keep watch
Trad. 楊守仁
- Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist
- Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar
Trad. 守舊派
- person who sticks to old ways; a diehard; a conservative
Trad. 獨守空房
- (of a married woman) to stay home alone
Trad. 有為有守
- able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
- also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2]
Trad. 能量守恆
- conservation of energy (physics)
Trad. 因循守舊
- (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
- diehard conservative attitudes
Trad. 抱殘守缺
- to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- stickler for tradition
Trad. 守一而終
- to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
- to carry out official duties and observe the law
- lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- reticent
- not breathing a word
Trad. 守土有責
- duty to defend the country (idiom)
- to be preoccupied (idiom)
- to be inattentive
- to be frightened out of one's mind
- to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
- mutual help and protection
- lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- to wait idly for opportunities
- to trust to chance rather than show initiative
Trad. 守株緣木
- abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]
Trad. 擅離職守
- to abscond
- to be absent without leave
Trad. 有虧職守
- (to be guilty of) dereliction of duty
- to keep oneself pure
- to preserve one's integrity
- to remain chaste
Trad. 留守兒童
- "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
- to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- to know one's place
Trad. 保殘守缺
- conservative
- to preserve the outmoded
Trad. 劃圓防守
- to counter (a stroke in fencing)
Trad. 長相廝守
- (of a couple) to stay together for life
Trad. 閉關自守
- close the country to international intercourse
Trad. 玩忽職守
- to neglect one's duty
- dereliction of duty
- malpractice
Trad. 守株待兔，緣木求魚
- to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action