守备

守備
shǒubèi
verb #31,090

Meanings

  1. 1 to garrison
  2. 2 to stand guard
  3. 3 to defend (a position)
  4. 4 (sports) defense

Examples

HSK 5
Zhège qiúduì de shǒubèi hěn ruò.
This team's defense is weak.
HSK 7-9
Bùduì shǒubèi biānjìng.
The troops are on garrison duty at the border.

Tips

usage
守备 covers both the military sense (garrisoning, holding a position) and the sports/baseball sense - in baseball it specifically translates to "fielding/defense," as opposed to 进攻 (attack, batting). In Ming-Qing military history, 守备 was also a mid-level officer rank.

Stroke Order

shǒu
bèi