守军 (shǒu jūn) — defending force; garrison

Definition

noun
defending forcegarrison
Measure word · 支

Examples

  • 守军。
    Chéng nèi de shǒu jūn wán qiáng dǐ kàng le sān tiān.
    The defending force inside the city held out stubbornly for three days.
  • 守军。
    shǒu jūn De bǔ jǐ xiàn bèi qiē duàn le.
    The garrison's supply line was cut off.
  • 守军。
    Dí jūn bāo wéi le shǒu jūn suǒ zài de zhèn dì.
    The enemy surrounded the position held by the defending force.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

守shǒudefend
军jūnarmy

守 means defend and 军 means army, giving a defending force.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 宀宀miánroof; building
  • 寸寸cùnhand

守 pairs 宀, a roof or building, with 寸, a hand, to show a hand guarding a place.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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