守望
shǒu
wàng

Definitions

  1. 1. to keep watch
  2. 2. on guard

Components

  • 守 shǒu – to guard
  • 望 wàng – full moon

Related Words

  • 守望台 shǒu wàng tái – watchtower
  • 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù – to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  • 接力守望 jiē lì shǒu wàng – from one generation to the next