防

fáng

“To protect” in Chinese is 防 (fáng).

Other characters with the syllable fang: see all 10 →

Meaning

to protect
to defend
to guard against

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to prevent

Example

这以后一定要防止着冷，饭不要吃得过了头。

From 防止 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 防

防止fángzhǐto preventHSK 3 预防yùfángto preventHSK 3 防治fángzhìto prevent and cureHSK 5 消防xiāofángfirefightingHSK 5 防范fángfànto be on guardHSK 6 防守fángshǒuto defendHSK 6 提防dīfangto guard againstHSK 7-9 防盗fángdàoto guard against theftHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

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