守势 (shǒu shì) — defensive position

Definition

Examples

• 他们采取了守势。
  Tā men cǎi qǔ le shǒu shì.
  They adopted a defensive position.
• 在比赛中，对方虽然一直保持守势，但我们还是获胜了。
  Zài bǐ sài zhōng, duì fāng suī rán yì zhí bǎo chí shǒu shì, dàn wǒ men hái shì huò shèng le.
  During the match, although the opponent kept a defensive position, we still won.
• 他们从守势转为进攻，赢得了比赛。
  Tā men cóng shǒu shì zhuǎn wéi jìn gōng, yíng dé le bǐ sài.
  They switched from defensive position to offense and won the match.