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守望
shǒuwàng
1. to keep watch
2. on guard
Common • Top 13%

Character Breakdown

守
shǒu
to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
HSK 5 6 丶
望
wàng
to expect, to hope, to look forward to
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (1)

守望相助
shǒuwàngxiāngzhù
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
10,654 of 84,292