守护 meaning in English

shǒuhù

to guard; to protect

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 守護13 strokes

Meaning of 守护

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǒuhù
  1. to guard
  2. to protect

守护 in example sentences

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

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.

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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护 hù · to protect · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 守护.

护照hùzhàopassport
保护bǎohùto protect; to defend
护士hùshinurse
保守bǎoshǒuconservative; to guard
维护wéihùto defend; to safeguard
爱护àihùto cherish; to treasure
遵守zūnshǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
防守fángshǒuto defend; to protect (against)
掩护yǎnhùto screen; to shield
救护车jiùhùchēambulance
辩护biànhùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of
护理hùlǐto nurse; to care for

Questions about 守护

What does 守护 mean?

守护 (shǒuhù) means "to guard; to protect" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 守护?

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

Is 守护 an HSK word?

Yes. 守护 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 守护 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 守护 is written 守護.