防止 - To Guard Against - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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HSK

to guard against

防

to guard against

止

to stop

fang2zhi3 • fángzhǐ

to guard against

guard against, guards against, guarding against, guarded against, to prevent, prevent

防止 To guard against something in the full sense is to 止 to stop it from ever happening in order 防 to guard against its effects.

防止盗窃

guard against theft

防止火灾

guard against fires