守业
shǒu yè
Pinyin

Definition

守业
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shǒu yè
  1. to preserve one's heritage
  2. to defend the accomplishments of previous generations
  3. to carry on the good work
  4. to keep one's business going

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坚守
jiān shǒu
  1. 1 to hold fast to
  2. 2 to stick to
守
shǒu
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to abide by the law
  5. 5 to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. 6 nearby
  7. 7 adjoining
守候
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
守护
shǒu hù
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to protect
遵守
zūn shǒu
  1. 1 to comply with
  2. 2 to abide by
  3. 3 to respect (an agreement)
保守
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
信守
xìn shǒu
  1. 1 to abide by
  2. 2 to keep (promises etc)
固守
gù shǒu
  1. 1 to strongly defend one's position
  2. 2 to be entrenched
  3. 3 to cling to
太守
tài shǒu
  1. 1 governor of a province
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
守信
shǒu xìn
  1. 1 to keep promises
守则
shǒu zé
  1. 1 rules
  2. 2 regulations
守夜
shǒu yè
  1. 1 to be on all-night duty
  2. 2 to be on night watch
  3. 3 to keep a vigil
守恒
shǒu héng
  1. 1 conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)
  2. 2 to remain constant (of a number)
守时
shǒu shí
  1. 1 punctual
守望
shǒu wàng
  1. 1 to keep watch
  2. 2 on guard
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守岁
shǒu suì
  1. 1 to see in the New Year
  2. 2 to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
守卫
shǒu wèi
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
守护神
shǒu hù shén
  1. 1 protector God
  2. 2 patron saint

Idioms (12)

因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
  1. 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
  1. 1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
  1. 1 able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind

Sample Sentences

都说“创业难，守业更难”，果然，经营老字号不是件容易的事。
dōu shuō “chuàngyè nán ，shǒuyè gèng nán ”，guǒrán ，jīngyíng lǎozìhào bù shì jiàn róngyì de shì 。
Everyone says ''It's hard to start a business. But it's even harder to keep a business." As expected, it's not easy to run a respected old store.
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