Usage of the character 守

"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them

shǒuzhūdàitù

守株待兔

[守株待兔]

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
to wait idly for opportunities
to trust to chance rather than show initiative

shǒutǔyǒuzé

守土有责

[守土有責]

duty to defend the country (idiom)

huàyuánfángshǒu

划圆防守

[劃圓防守]

to counter (a stroke in fencing)

yǒukuīzhíshǒu

有亏职守

[有虧職守]

(to be guilty of) dereliction of duty

yīnxúnshǒujiù

因循守旧

[因循守舊]

(idiom) to continue in the same old rut
diehard conservative attitudes

yìshǒunángōng

易守难攻

[易守難攻]

easily guarded, hard to attack

bǎoshǒuzhǔyì

保守主义

[保守主義]

conservatism

bǎocánshǒuquē

保残守缺

[保殘守缺]

conservative
to preserve the outmoded

dúshǒukōngfáng

独守空房

[獨守空房]

(of a married woman) to stay home alone

áogēngshǒuyè

熬更守夜

[熬更守夜]

to stay up through the night (idiom)

néngliàngshǒuhéng

能量守恒

[能量守恆]

conservation of energy (physics)

shǒukǒurúpíng

守口如瓶

[守口如瓶]

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
reticent
not breathing a word

shǒuwàngxiāngzhù

守望相助

[守望相助]

to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
mutual help and protection

húnbùshǒushè

魂不守舍

[魂不守舍]

to be preoccupied (idiom)
to be inattentive
to be frightened out of one's mind

shǒushēnrúyù

守身如玉

[守身如玉]

to keep oneself pure
to preserve one's integrity
to remain chaste

fènggōngshǒufǎ

奉公守法

[奉公守法]

to carry out official duties and observe the law

bàocánshǒuquē

抱残守缺

[抱殘守缺]

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
stickler for tradition

jiānshǒuzìdào

监守自盗

[監守自盜]

to embezzle

mòshǒuchéngguī

墨守成规

[墨守成規]

hidebound by convention (idiom)

shǒuyī'érzhōng

守一而终

[守一而終]

to be faithful to one's mate all one's life

shànlízhíshǒu

擅离职守

[擅離職守]

to abscond
to be absent without leave

wánhūzhíshǒu

玩忽职守

[玩忽職守]

to neglect one's duty
dereliction of duty
malpractice

quángōngquánshǒu

全攻全守

[全攻全守]

total football (soccer)

bìguānzìshǒu

闭关自守

[閉關自守]

close the country to international intercourse

shénbùshǒushè

神不守舍

[神不守舍]

(idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted

shūhūzhíshǒu

疏忽职守

[疏忽職守]

to neglect one's duties

jùshǒutiānxiǎn

据守天险

[據守天險]

to guard a natural stronghold

ānfènshǒujǐ

安分守己

[安分守己]

to be content with one's lot (idiom)
to know one's place

huǒchǎngliúshǒufēnduì

火场留守分队

[火場留守分隊]

detachment left to provide covering fire

shǒuzhūdàitù,yuánmùqiúyú

守株待兔，缘木求鱼

[守株待兔，緣木求魚]

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action