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驻守 (zhù shǒu) — to garrison; to defend (a place)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to station forces and hold a position (often military or border). Implies long-term, ordered occupation rather than active combat.

verb
to garrisonto defend (a place)

Examples

  • 驻守。
    Bù duì cháng qī zhù shǒu zài biān jìng dì qū.
    The troops have been garrisoned in the border area for a long time.
  • 驻守。
    Zhè zuò gǔ chéng céng yóu jīng ruì shì bīng zhù shǒu.
    This ancient city was once defended by elite soldiers.
  • 驻守。
    Tā men fèng mìng zhù shǒu zài zhòng yào gǎng kǒu.
    They were ordered to garrison at the important port.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

驻zhùstation
守shǒuguard

驻 and 守 together express staying in a place to guard it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駐; 驻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ駐zhù
Same sound today

The traditional form 駐 uses 馬, a horse, for the meaning and 主 to give the sound; the simplified 驻 is a shorthand.

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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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Appears in
Military & Defense

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