| 守一而终 | [ shoǔ yī ér zhōng ] to be faithful to one's mate all one's life |
| 守备 | [ shoǔ beì ] to garrison, to stand guard, on garrison duty |
| 守则 | [ shoǔ zé ] rules, regulations |
| 守势 | [ shoǔ shì ] defensive position, guard |
| 守丧 | [ shoǔ sāng ] to keep watch beside a coffin, to observe a period of mourning |
| 守土有责 | [ shoǔ tǔ yoǔ zé ] duty to defend the country (idiom) |
| 守宫 | [ shoǔ gōng ] gecko, house lizard |
| 守恒 | [ shoǔ héng ] conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics), to remain constant (of a number) |
| 守恒定律 | [ shoǔ héng dìng lǜ ] conservation law (physics) |
| 守敌 | [ shoǔ dí ] enemy defense, enemy garrison |
| 守时 | [ shoǔ shí ] punctual |
| 守株待兔，缘木求鱼 | [ shoǔ zhū daì tù yuán mù qiú yú ] to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action |
| 守株缘木 | [ shoǔ zhū yuán mù ] abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2] |
| 守业 | [ shoǔ yè ] to preserve one's heritage, to defend the accomplishments of previous generations, to carry on the good work, to keep one's business going |
| 守岁 | [ shoǔ suì ] to see in the New Year, to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve |
| 守御 | [ shoǔ yù ] to defend |
| 守节 | [ shoǔ jié ] faithful (to the memory of betrothed), constant (of widow who remains unmarried) |
| 守约 | [ shoǔ yuē ] to keep an appointment, to keep one's word |
| 守职 | [ shoǔ zhí ] to observe one's duty steadfastly, devoted to one's job |
| 守旧 | [ shoǔ jiù ] conservative, reactionary |
| 守旧派 | [ shoǔ jiù paì ] the conservative faction, reactionaries |
| 守卫 | [ shoǔ weì ] to guard, to defend |
| 守卫者 | [ shoǔ weì zhě ] defender, a guard |
| 守规矩 | [ shoǔ guī ju ] to behave oneself, to abide by the rules |
| 守护 | [ shoǔ hù ] to guard, to protect |
| 守护神 | [ shoǔ hù shén ] protector God, patron saint |
| 守财奴 | [ shoǔ caí nú ] miser, scrooge |
| 守车 | [ shoǔ chē ] guard's van (on train), caboose |
| 守军 | [ shoǔ jūn ] defenders |
| 守门 | [ shoǔ mén ] to keep goal, on duty as gatekeeper |
| 守门人 | [ shoǔ mén rén ] gatekeeper |
| 守门员 | [ shoǔ mén yuán ] goalkeeper |
| 守灵 | [ shoǔ líng ] to keep watch beside a coffin |
| 守斋 | [ shoǔ zhaī ] to fast |
| ⇒ 保守主义 | [ baǒ shoǔ zhǔ yì ] conservatism |
| ⇒ 保守党 | [ baǒ shoǔ dǎng ] conservative political parties |
| ⇒ 保残守缺 | [ baǒ cán shoǔ quē ] conservative, to preserve the outmoded |
| ⇒ 划圆防守 | [ huà yuán fáng shoǔ ] to counter (a stroke in fencing) |
| ⇒ 严守 | [ yán shoǔ ] to strictly maintain |
| ⇒ 因循守旧 | [ yīn xún shoǔ jiù ] (idiom) to continue in the same old rut, diehard conservative attitudes |
| ⇒ 坚守 | [ jiān shoǔ ] to hold fast to, to stick to |
| ⇒ 墨守成规 | [ mò shoǔ chéng guī ] hidebound by convention (idiom) |
| ⇒ 厮守 | [ sī shoǔ ] to stay together, to rely on one another |
| ⇒ 抱残守缺 | [ baò cán shoǔ quē ] to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative, stickler for tradition |
| ⇒ 擅离职守 | [ shàn lí zhí shoǔ ] to abscond, to be absent without leave |
| ⇒ 据守 | [ jù shoǔ ] to guard, to hold a fortified position, entrenched |
| ⇒ 据守天险 | [ jù shoǔ tiān xiǎn ] to guard a natural stronghold |
| ⇒ 易守难攻 | [ yì shoǔ nán gōng ] easily guarded, hard to attack |
| ⇒ 有为有守 | [ yoǔ weí yoǔ shoǔ ] able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom), also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2] |
| ⇒ 有亏职守 | [ yoǔ kuī zhí shoǔ ] (to be guilty of) dereliction of duty |
| ⇒ 弃守 | [ qì shoǔ ] to give up defending, to yield, to surrender |
| ⇒ 杨守仁 | [ yáng shoǔ rén ] Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist, Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar |
| ⇒ 火场留守分队 | [ huǒ chǎng liú shoǔ fēn duì ] detachment left to provide covering fire |
| ⇒ 独守空房 | [ dú shoǔ kōng fáng ] (of a married woman) to stay home alone |
| ⇒ 玩忽职守 | [ wán hū zhí shoǔ ] to neglect one's duty, dereliction of duty, malpractice |
| ⇒ 留守儿童 | [ liú shoǔ ér tóng ] "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them |
| ⇒ 疏忽职守 | [ shū hū zhí shoǔ ] to neglect one's duties |
| ⇒ 监守 | [ jiān shoǔ ] to have custody of |
| ⇒ 监守自盗 | [ jiān shoǔ zì daò ] to embezzle |
| ⇒ 神不守舍 | [ shén bù shoǔ shè ] abstracted, drifting off, restless |
| ⇒ 笃守 | [ dǔ shoǔ ] to comply faithfully, sincerely abiding by |
| ⇒ 职守 | [ zhí shoǔ ] duty, responsibility, post |
| ⇒ 能量守恒 | [ néng liàng shoǔ héng ] conservation of energy (physics) |
| ⇒ 谨守 | [ jǐn shoǔ ] to adhere strictly (to the rules) |
| ⇒ 镇守 | [ zhèn shoǔ ] (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend, (fig.) to stand guard, to protect |
| ⇒ 闭关自守 | [ bì guān zì shoǔ ] close the country to international intercourse |
| ⇒ 驻守 | [ zhù shoǔ ] (man a post and) defend |
