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HSK
3

to guard against

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fang2zhi3 fángzhǐ

Meaning


Primary

to guard against

Alternatives

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

Mnemonic


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.

Usage


防止 盜竊

guard against theft

防止 火災

guard against fires

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