守卫 meaning in English

shǒuwèi

to guard; to defend

Traditional 守衛9 strokes

Meaning of 守卫

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǒuwèi
  1. to guard
  2. to defend

守卫 in example sentences

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

城chéng市shì由yóu一yī支zhī大dà军jūn守shǒu卫wèi。
The town was defended by a large army.
士shì兵bīng们men守shǒu卫wèi著zhù这zhè座zuò桥qiáo。
The soldiers were guarding the bridge.

Stroke order for each character

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

守 shǒu · to guard · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

卫 wèi · to guard · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 守卫.

卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom; toilet
卫生wèishēnghygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation
保守bǎoshǒuconservative; to guard
卫星wèixīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
遵守zūnshǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
保卫bǎowèito defend; to safeguard
防守fángshǒuto defend; to protect (against)
守护shǒuhùto guard; to protect
防卫fángwèito defend; defensive
自卫zìwèito defend oneself; self-defense
捍卫hànwèito defend; to uphold; to safeguard
坚守jiānshǒuto hold fast to; to stick to

Questions about 守卫

What does 守卫 mean?

守卫 (shǒuwèi) means "to guard; to defend".

How do you write 守卫?

守卫 is made of 2 characters: 守 (6 strokes), 卫 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

How is 守卫 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 守卫 is written 守衛.