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7-9

to prevent

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

du4

Meaning


Primary

to prevent

Alternatives

prevent, prevents, preventing, prevented, preventative, to stop, stop

Mnemonic


[du-] Dumbledore is in the [4] bathroom of the [-_] house where he is trying 杜 to prevent a 木 tree that is growing out of some 土 soil that is in the corner. Every time the 木 tree peaks out of the 土 soil, Dumbledore uses his magic to cover it with even more more 土 soil. It is unclear why he is doing so, as his 杜 preventative measures has covered the entire bathroom tile with 土 soil!

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