守岁 (守歲)
shǒu suì
Pinyin

Definition

守岁 (守歲)
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shǒu suì
  1. to see in the New Year
  2. to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve

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)

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

Sample Sentences

守岁
shǒusuì
to see in the New Year
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啊，我们这叫守岁。
ā ，wǒmen zhè jiào shǒusuì 。
Oh, we call that ''staying up all night on New Year's Eve."
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好！请看最后一题，选择题。请问下面哪一项是布依族特有的风俗习惯。A哭嫁，B走婚，C泼水节，D除夕之夜全家人通宵达旦地在水塘边守岁。
hǎo ！qǐng kàn zuìhòu yī tí ，xuǎnzé tí 。qǐngwèn xiàmian nǎ yī xiàng shì Bùyīzú tèyǒu de fēngsú xíguàn 。A kūjià ，B zǒuhūn ，C Pōshuǐjié ，D Chúxī zhī yè quánjiārén tōngxiāodádàn de zài shuǐtáng biān shǒusuì 。
OK! Let's take a look at the last question; a multiple choice question. Among the following social customs, which is a custom of the Buyei people - A: crying marriage, B: walking marriage, C: the water festival, or D: staying up all night with one's entire family near a pond on New Year's Eve.
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不管了，我就蒙一下吧。我选D水塘边守岁。
bù guǎn le ，wǒ jiù mēng yīxià ba 。wǒ xuǎn D shuǐtáng biān shǒusuì 。
Whatever, I'll just take a wild guess. I choose D – staying up all night by a pond to bring in the New Year.
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哭嫁和水塘边守岁，这两项我是一点头绪都没有。
kūjià hé shuǐtáng biān shǒusuì ，zhè liǎng xiàng wǒ shì yīdiǎn tóuxù dōu méiyǒu 。
As for the crying marriage and staying up all night by a pond on New Year's Eve, I have no clue.
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