defend to the death; cling stubbornly to
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to defend to the death; to hold out at all costs
Used in military or defensive contexts, implying willingness to die rather than surrender or retreat.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
fā发
shì誓
yào要
sǐ死
shǒu守
zhèn阵
dì地
。
The soldiers swore to defend the position to the death.
Shǒu守
mén门
yuán员
sǐ死
sǐ死
shǒu守
zhù住
le了
qiú球
mén门
。
The goalkeeper guarded the goal desperately.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
sǐ死
shǒu守
zhè这
gè个
mì秘
mì密
，
jué绝
bù不
néng能
xiè泄
lòu露
。
We must guard this secret with our lives and never let it leak.
verb
to cling stubbornly to; to adhere inflexibly to
Usually carries a critical tone, describing someone who rigidly follows old rules or ideas without adapting to new circumstances.
Nǐ你
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
shì是
sǐ死
shǒu守
lǎo老
guī规
ju矩
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
biàn变
tōng通
。
You can't always cling stubbornly to old rules; you need to learn to be flexible.
Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
bù不
néng能
sǐ死
shǒu守
jiào教
tiáo条
，
yào要
gēn根
jù据
shì市
chǎng场
biàn变
huà化
tiáo调
zhěng整
cè策
lüè略
。
You can't run a business by rigidly adhering to dogma; you must adjust strategies according to market changes.
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Tā他
zhè这
gè个
rén人
tài太
sǐ死
bǎn板
，
zhǐ只
huì会
sǐ死
shǒu守
shū书
běn本
shàng上
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
。
This person is too rigid; he only knows how to rigidly adhere to theories from books.