守身 (shǒu shēn) — to preserve one's moral integrity or chastity

Definition

Examples

• 她守了一辈子身，从来没有做过坏事。
  Tā shǒu le yí bèi zi shēn, cóng lái méi yǒu zuò guò huài shì.
  She preserved her integrity all her life and never did anything wrong.
• 他守身如玉，从不做坏事。
  Tā shǒu shēn rú yù, cóng bú zuò huài shì.
  He remains as pure as jade, never doing bad things.
• 在这个时代守身越来越难了。
  Zài zhè ge shí dài shǒu shēn yuè lái yuè nán le.
  In this era, preserving one's integrity is getting harder and harder.