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防
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Definitions
- 1. to protect
- 2. to defend
- 3. to guard against
- 4. to prevent
Example Sentences
1 shown防 微杜漸。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 防
anti-virus software
to lay out a defense
riot police
overcoat
protective clothing; hazmat suit
safety goggles
strategic defense initiative (SDI)
see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]
pop filter (audio engineering)
green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention
prophylaxis
suddenly
Defense Department
unexpectedly
to guard against theft
border guard
dike
to defend
attack and defense
to protect against fire
to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
sunburn protection
fire exit
storing grain against a famine
prophylactic inoculation
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
to counter (a stroke in fencing)
to suppress a riot
China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
defensive weapon
anti-coagulant
to nip in the bud
Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市[fáng chéng gǎng shì], Guangxi
to counter
to prevent
psychological barrier
minister of defense (esp. in Japan)
to be caught off guard
border police
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
to defend
disaster prevention
tide embankment
anti-fraud
nuclear defense
national defense
high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)
to prevent
mildew-proof
earned run average (baseball)
fire station
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
Defense secretary
mosquito repellent
Fangcheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guangxi (temporary name during 1950s for Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区[fáng chéng qū] of Fangchenggang city)
fire department
preservative
anti-aircraft defense
individual protective equipment
anti-hacker
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
you can't guard against it (idiom)
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
prophylactic inoculation
shockproof
fortification
antichemical rescue
coastal defense
immunization injection
security measures (esp. border security)
nuclear defense
Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市[fáng chéng gǎng shì], Guangxi
defense budget
collective protection
protecting against AIDS
riot shield
radiological defense
rust prevention
Fangchenggang prefecture-level city in Guangxi
Jane's defense weekly
defensive (weapons)
groundsheet (for camping etc)
waterproof
air force
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
(pertaining to) defense
fire hydrant
firewall
bulletproof
Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND)
defense industry
sand break (in desert environment)
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
border station
suntan lotion
radiation protection
splatter screen
defensive line or perimeter
protective cape
Siegfried Line, line of German military defenses during WWI and WWII
pepper spray
chemical weapon defense
to protect from wind
antifreeze agent
to guard against
to set up defenses
fire brigade
firebreak
fire engine
to prevent
reasonable self-defense
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
rotproof
protective apron
antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
to relieve a garrison
Fangchenggang prefecture-level city in Guangxi
gas mask
US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)
gas-protection boots
to relieve a garrison
antifreeze
city defense
protective gloves
Center for Disease Control (US)
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
bulletproof vest
iron defense
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
defense
to prevent and cure
protective passageway
to reinforce defenses
fire escape
damp proof
Great Firewall of China (system for restricting access to foreign websites)
to take strict precautions
former Fangcheng county, now Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区[fáng chéng qū] of Fangchenggang city
self-protection
protective step
frontier defense
(so as) to avoid
firefighting
loss prevention
defender
flood control
antiskid
firefighter; fireman
to guard
defense against poison
gas mask
(national) defense interests
to prevent tooth decay
fireman
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
to guard against
security door
breakwater
protection
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
air-raid shelter
to guard against
to prevent
sunscreen
defensive gate
to prevent epidemics
flood control
(video games) to break through an opponent's defenses
to be on guard
defensive art
self-defense
to prevent and control (e.g. the spread of a communicable disease)
to nip in the bud (idiom)
to thwart espionage; counterespionage
to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
to defend
to neglect to take precautions
prophylactic
anti-surge device (of compressors etc)
camouflage colors (beige, brown etc)