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防
Pinyin: fáng
English Definition: to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
Chinese Definition:
①戒备，预先作好应急的准备：防止。防备。预防。防范(防备，戒备)。防患未然。防意如城(指严格控制个人欲望，就像守城防敌一样)。防微杜渐(在坏事和错误刚冒头的时候就加以制止，以免发展下去)。
②守卫：防守。边防。海防。
③堤坝：防堤。“以防止水”。
④抵得，相当：百夫之防(抵得上百人的人)。
Antonyms: 攻
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 阜
Pictophonetic: 方 indicates the sound; 阝 (wall) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
    • 方 [ fāng ] square, rectangle; side; region; flag
Similar Characters: 访 妨 纺 仿 昉
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Example Words
防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
防治 fáng zhì to prevent and cure; prevention and cure
预防 yù fáng to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic
国防 guó fáng national defense
防范 fáng fàn to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive
More: 防* | *防 | *防*
Example Sentences
1
wǒ
我
de
的
shǒu biǎo
手表
shì
是
fáng shuǐ
防水
de
的
。
My watch is waterproof.
2
wǒ
我
dǒng de
懂得
rú hé
如何
fáng zhǐ
防止
gǎn mào
感冒
。
I know how to prevent a cold.
3
wǒ
我
xū yào
需要
yī jiàn
一件
fáng yǔ
防雨
de
的
yǔ yī
雨衣
。
I need a raincoat that can protect me from rain.
4
wǒ
我
xū yào
需要
yī jiàn
一件
fáng shuǐ
防水
de
的
wài yī
外衣
。
I need a waterproof jacket.
5
yī shēng
医生
jiàn yì
建议
nǐ
你
dǎ
打
liú gǎn
流感
yù fáng zhēn
预防针
。
The doctor recommends that you get a flu shot.
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