死守 sǐshǒu to defend to the death Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents sǐshǒu to defend to the death 死 sǐ adverb desperately at all costs; with all one's might; to the death; desperately守 shǒu verb to guard to guard; to defend; to keep watch oversǐshǒu to cling obstinately to 死 sǐ stubborn stubborn; inflexible; obstinate; (of a person or method) set in one's ways守 shǒu verb to abide by to abide by; to follow or obey rules, laws, or promises