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死守

sǐ shǒu

2-character word

What 死守 means

1. to defend one's property to the death
2. to cling obstinately to old habits
3. die-hard

The characters in 死守

• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch

Example sentences

• 其鄄城、东阿、范县三处，赖荀彧、程昱二人设计相连，死守城郭。
  At Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan counties, thanks to the strategic planning of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, the locations were connected, and the cities were defended to the death.