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扼守 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扼守 Usage and Examples

to guard a strategic point

战士们扼守住山口,打退了敌人的进犯。

The soldiers held the mountain pass and beat back the intruders.

焦山扼守着长江的咽喉,自古是兵家必争之地。

Mte guardian of the Yangtze River by the throat, has always been contested.

The characters in 扼守

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扼
è7grasp firmly, strangle, seize
守
shǒu6to guard, keep, or observe

More words starting with 扼

  • è扼zhù住throttle, seize
  • è扼zhì制curb, check
  • è扼zì字to be concise in wording, to suppress words
  • è扼shǒu守zhe着guarding, holding
  • è扼shā杀strangle, stifle
  • è扼sǐ死to strangle someone to death
  • è扼wàn腕regret deeply, lament
  • è扼yào要Concise, Brief
  • è扼yào要de地briefly, concisely

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Questions about 扼守

What does 扼守 mean in Chinese?

扼守 (è shǒu) means “to guard a strategic point”.

How do you pronounce 扼守?

扼守 is pronounced è shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to guard a strategic point” in Chinese?

“to guard a strategic point” is 扼守 (è shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 扼守 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 扼守, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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