守住 [－－]

Jyutping sau2 zyu6
Pinyin shǒu zhu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to hold on to
  2. to defend
  3. to keep
  4. to guard
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我后悔没有守住约定。
    我後悔沒有守住約定。
    wǒ hòu huǐ méi yǒu shǒu zhu yuē dìng 。
    • I regret not having kept my promise.
  2. Mandarin
    你很好地守住了秘密。
    你很好地守住了秘密。
    nǐ hěn hǎo dì shǒu zhu le mì mì 。
    • You did well to keep the secret.
  3. Mandarin
    守住秘密很难。
    守住秘密很難。
    shǒu zhu mì mì hěn nán 。
    • It's difficult to keep secrets.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咁多警卫守住银行，好难落手打劫㗎㖞。
    咁多警衞守住銀行，好難落手打劫㗎喎。
    gam3 do1 ging2 wai6 sau2 zyu6 ngan4 hong4, hou2 naan4 lok6 sau2 daa2 gip3 gaa3 wo3.
    • Many safety guards are keeping watch for the bank. It's very hard to set about the robbery.
  2. Cantonese
    守住我哋嘅家园
    守住我哋嘅家園
    sau2 zyu6 ngo5 dei6 ge3 gaa1 jyun4
    • to defend our homeland
  3. Cantonese
    个大使馆嘅门外面有大批士兵喺度看守住。
    個大使館嘅門外面有大批士兵喺度看守住。
    go3 daai6 si3 gun2 ge3 mun4 ngoi6 min6 jau5 daai6 pai1 si6 bing1 hai2 dou6 hon1 sau2 zyu6.
    • Outside the entrance of embassy, there are a large number of soldiers watching over it.
  4. Cantonese
    有几个人喺大厦门口把守住，以防有人闯入。
    有幾個人喺大廈門口把守住，以防有人闖入。
    jau5 gei2 go3 jan2 hai2 daai6 haa6 mun4 hau2 baa2 sau2 zyu6, ji5 fong4 jau5 jan4 cong2 jap6.
    • A number of people were guarding the building against intruders.
  5. Cantonese
    一众医护人员面对疫情，仍然守住岗位，坚忍到底。
    一眾醫護人員面對疫情，仍然守住崗位，堅忍到底。
    jat1 zung3 ji1 wu6 jan4 jyun4 min6 deoi3 jik6 cing4, jing4 jin4 sau2 zyu6 gong1 wai2, gin1 jan2 dou3 dai2.
    • Medical personnel stuck to their post and bear the unbearable during the plague.