shǒu

verb

Meaning of 守夜

守夜 means to keep watch at night; to stand guard during the night. Pronounced shǒu yè.

  • to keep watch at night; to stand guard during the night

Definitions & Examples

jīn
tiān
wǎn
shang
zài
yuàn
shǒu
 

He is keeping watch at the hospital tonight.

Shǒu
rén
zhe
shǒu
diàn
tǒng
xún
luó
 

The night watchman patrolled with a flashlight.

Chūn
jié
jiān
 
cūn
ān
pái
cūn
mín
lún
liú
shǒu
 

During the Spring Festival, the village arranged for villagers to take turns keeping night watch.

shi
shǒu
kān
zhòng
zhèng
bìng
rén
 

The nurse kept night watch over the critically ill patient.