捍 卫

hànwèi

“To defend” in Chinese is 捍卫 (hànwèi).

Meaning

to defend; to uphold; to safeguard

Example

我会捍卫我的原则。

I'll stick to my principles.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

hànHSK 7-910 strokesto ward off (a blow)wèiHSK 33 strokesvassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

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