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守护 (shǒu hù): Guard (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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守护 consists of 2 characters.

to guard, defend, or keep watch over

to protect, to guard, to defend

How to Use 守护 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 守护 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith到底

shǒu守

hù护

dào到

dǐ底

neutral

protect to the end

Verb + Nounwith神

shǒu守

hù护

shén神

neutral

guardian deity

Adverb + Verbwith默默

mò默

mò默

shǒu守

hù护

Verb + Objectwith家人

shǒu守

hù护

jiā家

rén人

Example Sentences with 守护

mā妈

mā妈

shǒu守

hù护

zhe着

wǒ我

。

neutral

silently guard

neutral

protect one's family

Mom protects me.

zuò作

wéi为

yī医

shēng生

，

wǒ我

de的

zhí职

zé责

shì是

shǒu守

hù护

měi每

yí一

wèi位

huàn患

zhě者

de的

jiàn健

kāng康

。

As a doctor, my duty is to guard the health of every patient.

nǐ你

yuàn愿

yì意

yì一

shēng生

shǒu守

hù护

zhè这

fèn份

lái来

zhī之

bú不

yì易

de的

yǒu友

yì谊

ma吗

？

Are you willing to defend this hard-won friendship for a lifetime?

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jǐng警

chá察

shǒu守

hù护

zhe着

chéng城

shì市

de的

ān安

quán全

。

The police guard the safety of the city.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

shǒu守

hù护

hǎo好

zhè这

ge个

jǐn尽

guǎn管

kùn困

nán难

chóng重

chóng重

，

zhì志

yuàn愿

zhě

tā他

jué决

xīn心

shǒu守

hù护

zhè这

ge个

zhēn珍

guì贵

měi每

tiān天

wǎn晚

shàng上

，

zhè这

zhī只

zhōng忠

chéng诚

de

mì秘

mì密

，

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

xiè泄

lòu露

le了

chū出

qù去

。

He did not guard this secret well, and it was quickly leaked.

者

men们

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

dìng定

dì地

shǒu守

hù护

zhe着

zhè这

piàn片

shī湿

dì地

。

Despite numerous difficulties, the volunteers still firmly defend this wetland.

de的

wén文

huà化

yí遗

chǎn产

。

He is determined to preserve this precious cultural heritage.

的

gǒu狗

dōu都

huì会

shǒu守

hù护

zài在

jiā家

mén门

kǒu口

。

Every night, this loyal dog guards the entrance of the house.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 守护.

Words with 守

保守bǎo shǒu
坚守jiān shǒu
守信shǒu xìn
守候shǒu hòu
扼守è shǒu
看守kān shǒu
遵守zūn shǒu
防守fáng shǒu

Words with 护

护照hù zhàoHSK 3
保护bǎo hùHSK 4
护士hù shiHSK 4
爱护ài hùHSK 5
呵护hē hù
护理hù lǐ
拥护yōng hù
掩护yǎn hù