守住 meaning in English

shǒuzhu

to hold on to; to defend

13 strokes

Meaning of 守住

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǒuzhu
  1. to hold on to
  2. to defend
  3. to keep
  4. to guard

守住 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

守shǒu住zhù秘mì密mì很hěn难nán。
It's difficult to keep secrets.
你nǐ很hěn好hǎo地dì守shǒu住zhù了le秘mì密mì。
You did well to keep the secret.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

守 shǒu · to guard · 6 strokes

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住 zhù · to live · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 守住.

记住jìzhùto remember; to bear in mind
站住zhànzhùto come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
住房zhùfánghousing
抓住zhuāzhùto grab hold of; to capture
保守bǎoshǒuconservative; to guard
居住jūzhùto reside; to dwell
遵守zūnshǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear
防守fángshǒuto defend; to protect (against)
住宅zhùzháiresidence; dwelling; abode
守护shǒuhùto guard; to protect

Questions about 守住

What does 守住 mean?

守住 (shǒuzhu) means "to hold on to; to defend".

How do you write 守住?

守住 is made of 2 characters: 守 (6 strokes), 住 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.