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守护

shǒu hù · shou hu

Traditional 守護

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to guard
  2. to protect
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In a conversation

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The guard dog

  1. Liangliang

    我家(wǒjiā)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)每天(měitiān)守护(shǒuhù)大门(dàmén)。

    My puppy guards the gate every day.

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)是(shì)怎么(zěnme)守护(shǒuhù)的(de)？

    How does it guard it?

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)躺(tǎng)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)，谁(shéi)来(lái)都(dōu)要(yào)闻一闻(wényīwén)。

    It lies at the door and sniffs everyone who comes.

  4. Dengdeng

    快递员(kuàidìyuán)也(yě)要(yào)闻(wén)吗(ma)？

    Does the courier get sniffed too?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，它(tā)觉得(juéde)快递(kuàidì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)狗粮(gǒuliáng)。

    Yes. It thinks the parcels have dog food in them.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

默(mò)默(mò)守(shǒu)护(hù)中(zhōng)，有(yǒu)人(rén)跑(pǎo)到(dào)街(jiē)头(tóu)，叫(jiào)来(lái)了(le)协(xié)警(jǐng)。

As everyone stood guard silently, someone ran to the corner of the street and called over a police officer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Mojo · English by Mojo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

父(fù)母(mǔ)一(yì)直(zhí)守(shǒu)护(hù)着(zhe)生(shēng)病(bìng)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)，整(zhěng)夜(yè)没(méi)有(yǒu)合(hé)眼(yǎn)。

The parents kept guarding their sick child and didn't close their eyes all night.

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