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守望相助

shǒu wàng xiāng zhù

4-character word

What 守望相助 means

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

The characters in 守望相助

• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch
• 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 助zhùto help; to assist

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