防御

fáng yù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. defense
2. to defend

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 进攻 jìn gōng 进攻 jìn gōng to attack 主动攻击对方，与防御相对: to attack
• 攻击 gōng jī 攻击 gōng jī to attack 主动打击，与防御对立: to attack

Related words

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• 抵御 dǐ yù 抵御 dǐ yù to resist 抵抗并防御，语义相近但更侧重抵抗动作: to resist

Synonyms

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• 防守 fáng shǒu 防守 fáng shǒu to defend 军事或体育语境中，指守卫、抵挡攻击: to defend

Usage notes

Collocations

Common in military or abstract contexts: 防御系统 (defense system), 防御措施 (defensive measures). Not typically used for personal protection.

Common mistakes

防御 cannot be used with 人 as its object; use 保护 to express protecting a person.

Example Sentences

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他们加强了 防御 。

They strengthened their defense.

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Words Containing 防御

• 战略防御倡议 战略防御倡议 zhàn lüe4 fáng yù chàng yì: strategic defense initiative (SDI)
• 核防御 核防御 hé fáng yù: nuclear defense
• 防御工事 防御工事 fáng yù gōng shì: fortification
• 防御性 防御性 fáng yù xìng: defensive (weapons)
• 防御率 防御率 fáng yù lǜ: earned run average (baseball)
• 防御术 防御术 fáng yù shù: defensive art

Child Words of 防御

• 防 防 fáng: to protect
• 御 御 yù: to resist