| 1 | 遵守 | 遵守 | zūn shǒu | zun1 shou3 | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) | | |
| 2 | 守 | 守 | shǒu | shou3 | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | | |
| 3 | 守恒 | 守恆 | shǒu héng | shou3 heng2 | conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant (of a number) | | |
| 4 | 保守 | 保守 | bǎo shǒu | bao3 shou3 | conservative; to guard; to keep | | |
| 5 | 看守 | 看守 | kān shǒu | kan1 shou3 | to guard; to watch over | | |
| 6 | 坚守 | 堅守 | jiān shǒu | jian1 shou3 | to have custody of; to hold fast to; to stick to | | |
| 7 | 守卫 | 守衛 | shǒu wèi | shou3 wei4 | to guard; to defend | | |
| 8 | 防守 | 防守 | fáng shǒu | fang2 shou3 | to defend; to protect (against) | | |
| 9 | 守法 | 守法 | shǒu fǎ | shou3 fa3 | to abide by the law | | |
| 10 | 蹲守 | 蹲守 | dūn shǒu | dun1 shou3 | to hang around keeping a watch out for sth | | |
| 11 | 失守 | 失守 | shī shǒu | shi1 shou3 | (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands; (fig.) to take a turn for the worse | | |
| 12 | 长相厮守 | 長相廝守 | cháng xiāng sī shǒu | chang2 xiang1 si1 shou3 | to stay married forever (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 防守者 | 防守者 | fáng shǒu zhě | fang2 shou3 zhe3 | defender | | |
| 14 | 奉公守法 | 奉公守法 | fèng gōng shǒu fǎ | feng4 gong1 shou3 fa3 | to carry out official duties and observe the law | | |
| 15 | 笃守 | 篤守 | dǔ shǒu | du3 shou3 | to comply faithfully; sincerely abiding by | | |
| 16 | 独守空房 | 獨守空房 | dú shǒu kōng fáng | du2 shou3 kong1 fang2 | (of a married woman) to stay home alone | | |
| 17 | 各安职守 | 各安職守 | gè ān zhí shǒu | ge4 an1 zhi2 shou3 | to stay at their posts; Each attends to his own business. (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 诚实守信 | 誠實守信 | chéng shí shǒu xìn | cheng2 shi2 shou3 xin4 | Be honest and trustworthy | | |
| 19 | 操守可信 | 操守可信 | cāo shǒu kě xìn | cao1 shou3 ke3 xin4 | to be resolute and trustworthy (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 操守 | 操守 | cāo shǒu | cao1 shou3 | personal integrity | | |
| 21 | 闭关自守 | 閉關自守 | bì guān zì shǒu | bi4 guan1 zi4 shou3 | close the country to international intercourse | | |
| 22 | 保守主义 | 保守主義 | bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì | bao3 shou3 zhu3 yi4 | conservatism | | |
| 23 | 保守派 | 保守派 | bǎo shǒu pài | bao3 shou3 pai4 | conservative faction | | |
| 24 | 保残守缺 | 保殘守缺 | bǎo cán shǒu quē | bao3 can2 shou3 que1 | conservative; to preserve the outmoded | | |
| 25 | 把关守隘 | 把關守隘 | bǎ guān shǒu ài | ba3 guan1 shou3 ai4 | to guard the passes (idiom) | | |