守望
shǒu wàng
Pinyin

Definition

守望
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shǒu wàng
  1. to keep watch
  2. on guard

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
保守
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
坚守
jiān shǒu
  1. 1 to hold fast to
  2. 2 to stick to
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair

Idioms (20)

一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
  1. 1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3 unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (idiom)

Sample Sentences

就像他们弄堂里的生活，既有邻里间互相关照守望相助的温馨和睦，也不乏“七十二家房客”寸土必争。
jiù xiàng tāmen lòngtáng lǐ de shēnghuó ，jì yǒu línlǐ jiān hùxiāng guānzhào shǒuwàng xiāngzhù de wēnxīn hémù ，yě bùfá “qīshíèrjiāfángkè ”cùntǔbìzhēng 。
Take the people who live in the small lanes. They have not only the cozy harmony of mutual protection and concern, but also the fights for tiny scraps of territory that come when seventy-two tenants live in the same house.
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