守御

守卫 shǒuwèi #4,439

guard / to guard / to defend

防御 fángyù HSK 7 #4,900

to defend / to guard against / defense

守护 shǒuhù HSK 7 #4,843

to guard; to protect / to watch over; to defend

守 shǒu HSK 4 #2,016

to guard / to defend / to keep / to observe (rules)

防守 fángshǒu HSK 6 #4,082

to defend; to guard / defense (sports, military)

看守 kānshǒu #5,485

to guard; to watch over / a guard; a watchman

守备 shǒubèi #31,090

to garrison / to stand guard / to defend (a position) / (sports) defense

守土有责 shǒutǔyǒuzé

to bear responsibility for defending one's territory / the duty to guard one's post / obligation to protect what is in one's charge

仁义不施而攻守之势异也 rényìbùshīérgōngshǒuzhīshìyìyě

because benevolence and righteousness were not practiced, the postures of attack and defense were reversed / (fig.) a regime that abandons moral legitimacy flips from conqueror to defender — and then to victim / (lit.) humanity-righteousness not practiced, and attack-defense's posture differed

守口如瓶 shǒukǒurúpíng #11,844

to guard one's mouth like a sealed bottle / tight-lipped / to keep a secret