Definition

Examples

• 他独自在塔楼上守望着远方。
  Tā dúzì zài tǎlóu shàng shǒu wàng zhe yuǎnfāng.
  He kept watch alone in the tower, looking into the distance.
• 村民们轮流守望麦田，防止野兽破坏。
  Cūnmín men lúnliú shǒu wàng màitián, fángzhǐ yěshòu pòhuài.
  The villagers took turns guarding the wheat fields to prevent wild animals from damaging them.
• 这座灯塔已经守望海岸一百年了。
  Zhè zuò dēngtǎ yǐjīng shǒu wàng hǎi'àn yì bǎi nián le.
  This lighthouse has been keeping watch over the coast for a hundred years.