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防止

to guard against

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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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