守军

守軍
shǒujūn
noun #45,783

Meanings

  1. 1 defending troops; defenders
  2. 2 garrison

Examples

HSK 4
Chénglǐ de shǒujūn zhǐyǒu liǎngqiān rén.
The garrison in the city numbered only two thousand men.
HSK 7-9
Díjūn wéichéng sān ge yuè, shǒujūn shǐzhōng méiyǒu tóuxiáng.
The enemy besieged the city for three months, but the defenders never surrendered.

Tips

usage
守 'to guard' + 军 'troops'. In accounts of battles it pairs with 敌军 'enemy troops' and 援军 'reinforcements'; when the defenders lose a position, it is 失守.

Stroke Order

守 shǒu
军 jūn