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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.prevent; provide against; defend against
预防
take precautions
防患
guard against disaster
防备
prevent
synonym
- 2
v.defend
边防
border defence
国防
national defence
海防
coast defense
antonym
- 3
n.dam; embankment; structure to block water
堤防
dyke
synonym
Words and phrases with 防
- 防止[word]prevent
- 防守[word]defend and guard
- 防护[word]protect
- 防灾[word]take precautions against natural disasters
- 防毒面具[word]respirator
- 防辐射[word]protect against radiation
- 防变[word]be prepared for an unfavourable turn of events
- 防暴[word]antiriot
- 防毒[word]prevent poisonous substances
- 防患未然[idiom]take preventive measures
- 防微杜渐[idiom]check erroneous ideas at the outset
- 防意如城[idiom]guard against one's desires as if guarding a city against an enemy
- 防不胜防[idiom]impossible to defend effectively
- 防患未萌[idiom]before any mischief is done