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看守

看守 (kān shǒu): Guard (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

看守 consists of 2 characters.

to look after; to guard

to guard, defend, or keep watch over

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Pinyinkān shǒu

Meaningguard

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word看守

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 看守.

Words with 看

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看病kàn bìngHSK 1
看见kàn jiànHSK 1
看来kàn laiHSK 3
难看nán kànHSK 3
查看chá kànHSK 4
看法kàn fǎHSK 4
观看guān kànHSK 4

Words with 守

遵守zūn shǒuHSK 5
保守bǎo shǒuHSK 6
守护shǒu hùHSK 6
防守fáng shǒuHSK 6
坚守jiān shǒuHSK 7-9
守信shǒu xìnHSK 7-9
守候shǒu hòuHSK 7-9
守株待兔

shǒu zhū dài tù

HSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 看守 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith不住

kān看

shǒu守

bú不

zhù住

neutral

fail to guard

Verb + Object

kān看

shǒu守

dà大

mén门

neutral

guard the gate

Adverb + Verbwith严格

yáng严

é格

kān看

shǒu守

Noun + Nounwith所

kān看

shǒu守

suǒ所

formalWritten

4.

Example Sentences with 看守

tā他

kān看

shǒu守

dà大

mén门

。

He guards the gate.

kān看

shǒu守

fàn犯

rén人

neutral

guard prisoners

neutral

strictly guard

detention center

wèi为

le了

què确

bǎo保

ān安

quán全

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

pài派

rén人

rì日

yè夜

kān看

shǒu守

zhè这

zuò座

cāng仓

kù库

。

To ensure safety, we must assign someone to guard this warehouse day and night.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

ràng让

yí一

gè个

xīn新

shǒu手

kān看

shǒu守

zhè这

me么

zhòng重

yào要

de的

wén文

jiàn件

tài太

mào冒

xiǎn险

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think it's too risky to have a novice guard such important documents?

jǐng警

chá察

zài在

kān看

shǒu守

fàn犯

rén人

。

The police are guarding the prisoners.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

rèn认

zhēn真

kān看

shǒu守

rù入

kǒu口

，

dǎo导

zhì致

wèi未

jīng经

shòu授

quán权

de的

rén人

yuán员

jìn进

rù入

le了

jìn禁

qū区

。

He did not guard the entrance seriously, resulting in unauthorized personnel entering the restricted area.

kān看

shǒu守

zhè这

piàn片

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

sēn森

lín林

，

shì是

hù护

lín林

yuán员

men们

shén神

shèng圣

ér而

jiān艰

jù巨

de的

zhí职

zé责

。

Guarding this ancient forest is the sacred and arduous duty of the forest rangers.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

yǒu有

rén人

kān看

shǒu守

zhè这

xiē些

guì贵

zhòng重

wù物

pǐn品

。

We need someone to watch over these valuable items.

jīn今

wǎn晚

nǐ你

néng能

bāng帮

máng忙

kān看

shǒu守

yí一

xià下

lù露

yíng营

dì地

de的

gōu篝

huǒ火

，

fáng防

zhǐ止

tā它

xī熄

miè灭

ma吗

？

Can you help guard the campfire tonight to prevent it from going out?