"To guard" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 守护 | shǒu hù | to guard / to protect |   |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative / to guard / to keep | |
| 守卫 | shǒu wèi | to guard / to defend | |
| 护卫 | hù wèi | to guard / to protect / bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) | |
| 看守 | kān shǒu | to guard / to watch over | |
| 守住 | shǒu zhu | to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard | |
| 护着 | hù zhe | to protect / to guard / to shield | |
| 把守 | bǎ shǒu | to guard | |
| 看 |  kān | to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard | |
| 扼守 | è shǒu | to hold a pass / to guard (a strategic location) | |
| 据守 | jù shǒu | to guard / to hold a fortified position / entrenched | |
| 卫护 | wèi hù | to guard / to protect | |
| 卫 | wèi | to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet | |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining | |
| 镇 | zhèn | to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks) | |
| 力保 | lì bǎo | to seek to protect / to ensure / to maintain / to guard | |
| 戍守 | shù shǒu | to guard | |
| 衞 | wèi | variant of 衛|卫[wei4] / to guard / to defend | |
| 防闲 | fáng xián | to guard | |
