防止
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

防止

fángzhǐ

to prevent

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to prevent

02

to guard against

03

to take precautions

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 防止

What does 防止 mean in Chinese?

防止 (fángzhǐ) means to prevent.

How do you pronounce 防止?

防止 is pronounced fángzhǐ.

Is 防止 an HSK word?

防止 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 防止?

防止 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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