死守 meaning in English
to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits
12 strokes
Meaning of 死守
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sǐshǒu
- to defend one's property to the death
- to cling obstinately to old habits
- die-hard
死守 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
其鄄城、东阿、范县三处，赖荀彧、程昱二人设计相连，死守城郭。
At Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan counties, thanks to the strategic planning of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, the locations were connected, and the cities were defended to the death.
Stroke order for each character
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死 sǐ · to die · 6 strokes
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守 shǒu · to guard · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 死守.
| 保守 | bǎoshǒu | conservative; to guard |
| 遵守 | zūnshǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 死亡 | sǐwáng | to die; death |
| 防守 | fángshǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 守护 | shǒuhù | to guard; to protect |
| 生死 | shēngsǐ | life or death |
| 坚守 | jiānshǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 守候 | shǒuhòu | to wait for; to expect |
| 死心 | sǐxīn | to give up; to admit failure |
| 守株待兔 | shǒuzhū-dàitù | lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities |
| 死心塌地 | sǐxīn-tādì | to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving |
| 该死 | gāisǐ | Damn it!; damned |
Questions about 死守
What does 死守 mean?
死守 (sǐshǒu) means "to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits".
How do you write 死守?
死守 is made of 2 characters: 死 (6 strokes), 守 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.