谨守

謹守

jǐnshǒu

verb

Meanings

1 to adhere strictly to
2 to scrupulously observe
3 to keep faithfully

Characters

careful / cautious

to guard / observe

Examples

HSK 4

请谨守公司的保密规定。

Qǐng jǐnshǒu gōngsī de bǎomì guīdìng.

Please strictly observe the company's confidentiality rules.

HSK 7-9

他一生谨守医生的本分。

Tā yìshēng jǐnshǒu yīshēng de běnfèn.

All his life he scrupulously adhered to the duties of a doctor.

Tips

register

谨守 is more formal than 遵守 (to comply with). 遵守 is the everyday word for following rules; 谨守 carries an extra note of carefulness or moral conscientiousness - fitting for vows, professional ethics, or strict principles.

Stroke Order

谨 jǐn

守 shǒu