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fáng
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to protect
  2. 2. to defend
  3. 3. to guard against
  4. 4. to prevent

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 806576)

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Words Containing 防

防毒软件
fáng dú ruǎn jiàn

anti-virus software

布防
bù fáng

to lay out a defense

防暴警察
fáng bào jǐng chá

riot police

防寒服
fáng hán fú

overcoat

防护服
fáng hù fú

protective clothing; hazmat suit

防护眼镜
fáng hù yǎn jìng

safety goggles

战略防御倡议
zhàn lüe4 fáng yù chàng yì

strategic defense initiative (SDI)

防患于未然
fáng huàn yú wèi rán

see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]

防喷罩
fáng pēn zhào

pop filter (audio engineering)

病虫害绿色防控
bìng chóng hài lǜ sè fáng kòng

green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention

预防法
yù fáng fǎ

prophylaxis

猛不防
měng bù fáng

suddenly

国防部
guó fáng bù

Defense Department

冷不防
lěng bu fáng

unexpectedly

防盗
fáng dào

to guard against theft

边防军
biān fáng jūn

border guard

堤防
dī fáng

dike

防护
fáng hù

to defend

攻防
gōng fáng

attack and defense

防火
fáng huǒ

to protect against fire

防暑降温
fáng shǔ jiàng wēn

to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature

三北防护林
sān běi fáng hù lín

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

防晒
fáng shài

sunburn protection

消防通道
xiāo fáng tōng dào

fire exit

积谷防饥
jī gǔ fáng jī

storing grain against a famine

预防接种
yù fáng jiē zhòng

prophylactic inoculation

防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)

划圆防守
huà yuán fáng shǒu

to counter (a stroke in fencing)

防暴
fáng bào

to suppress a riot

中国国防科技信息中心
zhōng guó guó fáng kē jì xìn xī zhōng xīn

China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)

小孩堤防
xiǎo hái dí fáng

Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists

防卫武器
fáng wèi wǔ qì

defensive weapon

防血凝
fáng xuè níng

anti-coagulant

杜渐防萌
dù jiān fáng méng

to nip in the bud

防城
fáng chéng

Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市[fáng chéng gǎng shì], Guangxi

防制
fáng zhì

to counter

防堵
fáng dǔ

to prevent

心理防线
xīn lǐ fáng xiàn

psychological barrier

防卫大臣
fáng wèi dà chén

minister of defense (esp. in Japan)

猝不及防
cù bù jí fáng

to be caught off guard

边防警察
biān fáng jǐng chá

border police

明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng

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

防守
fáng shǒu

to defend

防灾
fáng zāi

disaster prevention

防潮堤
fáng cháo dī

tide embankment

防弊
fáng bì

anti-fraud

防核
fáng hé

nuclear defense

国防
guó fáng

national defense

中高度防空
zhōng gāo dù fáng kōng

high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)

防杜
fáng dù

to prevent

防霉
fáng méi

mildew-proof

防御率
fáng yù lǜ

earned run average (baseball)

消防署
xiāo fáng shǔ

fire station

以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī

to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case

国防部长
guó fáng bù zhǎng

Defense secretary

防蚊液
fáng wén yè

mosquito repellent

防城各族自治县
fáng chéng gè zú zì zhì xiàn

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)

消防局
xiāo fáng jú

fire department

防腐剂
fáng fǔ jì

preservative

防空
fáng kōng

anti-aircraft defense

个人防护装备
gè rén fáng hù zhuāng bèi

individual protective equipment

防骇
fáng hài

anti-hacker

防卫过当
fáng wèi guò dàng

excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)

国防现代化
guó fáng xiàn dài huà

modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng

you can't guard against it (idiom)

欧洲防风
ōu zhōu fáng fēng

parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

预防免疫
yù fáng miǎn yì

prophylactic inoculation

防震
fáng zhèn

shockproof

防御工事
fáng yù gōng shì

fortification

防化救援
fáng huà jiù yuán

antichemical rescue

海防
hǎi fáng

coastal defense

预防针
yù fáng zhēn

immunization injection

关防
guān fáng

security measures (esp. border security)

核防御
hé fáng yù

nuclear defense

防城区
fáng chéng qū

Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市[fáng chéng gǎng shì], Guangxi

国防预算
guó fáng yù suàn

defense budget

集体防护
jí tǐ fáng hù

collective protection

防艾
fáng ài

protecting against AIDS

防暴盾
fáng bào dùn

riot shield

放射防护
fàng shè fáng hù

radiological defense

防锈
fáng xiù

rust prevention

防城港市
fáng chéng gǎng shì

Fangchenggang prefecture-level city in Guangxi

简氏防务周刊
jiǎn shì fáng wù zhōu kān

Jane's defense weekly

防御性
fáng yù xìng

defensive (weapons)

防潮垫
fáng cháo diàn

groundsheet (for camping etc)

防水
fáng shuǐ

waterproof

空防
kōng fáng

air force

防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng

to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

防务
fáng wù

(pertaining to) defense

消防栓
xiāo fáng shuān

fire hydrant

防火墙
fáng huǒ qiáng

firewall

防弹
fáng dàn

bulletproof

国防科学技术工业委员会
guó fáng kē xué jì shù gōng yè wěi yuán huì

Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND)

国防工业
guó fáng gōng yè

defense industry

防风固沙
fáng fēng gù shā

sand break (in desert environment)

防滑链
fáng huá liàn

snow chain (for a vehicle tire)

边防站
biān fáng zhàn

border station

防晒霜
fáng shài shuāng

suntan lotion

辐射防护
fú shè fáng hù

radiation protection

防油溅网
fáng yóu jiàn wǎng

splatter screen

防线
fáng xiàn

defensive line or perimeter

防毒斗篷
fáng dú dǒu péng

protective cape

齐格菲防线
qí gé fēi fáng xiàn

Siegfried Line, line of German military defenses during WWI and WWII

防狼喷雾
fáng láng pēn wù

pepper spray

化学武器防护
huà xué wǔ qì fáng hù

chemical weapon defense

防风
fáng fēng

to protect from wind

防冻剂
fáng dòng jì

antifreeze agent

防备
fáng bèi

to guard against

设防
shè fáng

to set up defenses

消防队
xiāo fáng duì

fire brigade

防火道
fáng huǒ dào

firebreak

消防车
xiāo fáng chē

fire engine

预防
yù fáng

to prevent

正当防卫
zhèng dàng fáng wèi

reasonable self-defense

布防迎战
bù fáng yíng zhàn

to prepare to meet the enemy head-on

防腐
fáng fǔ

rotproof

防毒围裙
fáng dú wéi qún

protective apron

防夹
fáng jiā

antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)

调防
diào fáng

to relieve a garrison

防城港
fáng chéng gǎng

Fangchenggang prefecture-level city in Guangxi

防毒面具
fáng dú miàn jù

gas mask

国防语言学院
guó fáng yǔ yán xué yuàn

US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)

防毒靴套
fáng dú xuē tào

gas-protection boots

换防
huàn fáng

to relieve a garrison

防冻
fáng dòng

antifreeze

城防
chéng fáng

city defense

防毒手套
fáng dú shǒu tào

protective gloves

疾病预防中心
jí bìng yù fáng zhōng xīn

Center for Disease Control (US)

明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng

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

防弹衣
fáng dàn yī

bulletproof vest

钜防
jù fáng

iron defense

俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì

frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)

防御
fáng yù

defense

防治
fáng zhì

to prevent and cure

防毒通道
fáng dú tōng dào

protective passageway

增防
zēng fáng

to reinforce defenses

防火梯
fáng huǒ tī

fire escape

防潮
fáng cháo

damp proof

防火长城
fáng huǒ cháng chéng

Great Firewall of China (system for restricting access to foreign websites)

严防
yán fáng

to take strict precautions

防城县
fáng chéng xiàn

former Fangcheng county, now Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区[fáng chéng qū] of Fangchenggang city

防身
fáng shēn

self-protection

预防措施
yù fáng cuò shī

protective step

边防
biān fáng

frontier defense

以防
yǐ fáng

(so as) to avoid

消防
xiāo fáng

firefighting

防损
fáng sǔn

loss prevention

防守者
fáng shǒu zhě

defender

防汛
fáng xùn

flood control

防滑
fáng huá

antiskid

消防员
xiāo fáng yuán

firefighter; fireman

防闲
fáng xián

to guard

防毒
fáng dú

defense against poison

防毒面罩
fáng dú miàn zhào

gas mask

国防利益
guó fáng lì yì

(national) defense interests

防龋
fáng qǔ

to prevent tooth decay

消防队员
xiāo fáng duì yuán

fireman

害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无
hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú

refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

提防
dī fang

to guard against

防盗门
fáng dào mén

security door

防波堤
fáng bō dī

breakwater

防避
fáng bì

protection

拒腐防变
jù fǔ fáng biàn

to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration

防空洞
fáng kōng dòng

air-raid shelter

谨防
jǐn fáng

to guard against

防止
fáng zhǐ

to prevent

防晒油
fáng shài yóu

sunscreen

防门
fáng mén

defensive gate

防疫
fáng yì

to prevent epidemics

防洪
fáng hóng

flood control

破防
pò fáng

(video games) to break through an opponent's defenses

防范
fáng fàn

to be on guard

防御术
fáng yù shù

defensive art

自我防卫
zì wǒ fáng wèi

self-defense

防控
fáng kòng

to prevent and control (e.g. the spread of a communicable disease)

防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn

to nip in the bud (idiom)

防特
fáng tè

to thwart espionage; counterespionage

防患
fáng huàn

to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster

防卫
fáng wèi

to defend

疏于防范
shū yú fáng fàn

to neglect to take precautions

预防性
yù fáng xìng

prophylactic

防喘振
fáng chuǎn zhèn

anti-surge device (of compressors etc)

国防色
guó fáng sè

camouflage colors (beige, brown etc)