信守

xìnshǒu

verb #10,879

Meanings

1 to abide by
2 to keep (a promise)

Characters

trust; faith; to believe

to guard; to keep

Examples

我们要信守承诺。

Wǒmen yào xìnshǒu chéngnuò.

We must keep our promises.

他一直信守合同的条款。

Tā yīzhí xìnshǒu hétóng de tiáokuǎn.

He has always abided by the terms of the contract.

Tips

memory

信 (trust/faith) + 守 (to guard) = to guard one's trust, i.e., to keep one's word.

Stroke Order

信 xìn

守 shǒu