防守
fáng shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

防守
 - 
fáng shǒu
  1. to defend
  2. to protect (against)

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
守护
shǒu hù
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to protect

Idioms (20)

以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
  1. 1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
  2. 2 prepared for any eventualities
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

好球！你看，纳豆的这种防守反击打法真是太棒了！
hǎoqiú ！nǐkàn ，Nàdòu de zhèzhǒng fángshǒu fǎnjī dǎfǎ zhēn shì tài bàng le ！
Nice shot! Nadal's ability to hit offensive shots from a defensive position is really incredible!
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古巴队的防守也很强。
gǔbā duì de fángshǒu yě hěn qiáng 。
Team Cuba's defense is also very strong.
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