遵守
zūnshǒu
to abide by, to observe
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 每个公民都应该遵守法律。Every citizen should abide by the law.
- 请遵守这里的规定。Please observe the rules here.
Collocations
遵守法律遵守规定遵守纪律自觉遵守
Mnemonic
遵 zūn "to follow" + 守 shǒu "to keep": to follow and keep, i.e. to abide by, to observe (laws, rules, promises). 遵 has the walk radical 辶. 遵守法律 = to abide by the law. Opposite of 违反 (to violate).
Related
遵循服从违反违背
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