Chinese word dictionary

长相厮守

cháng xiāng sī shǒu · (of a couple) to stay together for life

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Word information

Simplified长相厮守

Traditional長相廝守

Pinyincháng xiāng sī shǒu

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HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

长zhǎng

long, lasting; to excel in

相xiāng

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

厮sī

servant; to cause a disturbance

守shǒu

to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait

How to learn 长相厮守

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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