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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
- 防腐剂[word]antiseptic
- 防震[word]be shockproof; take precautions against earthquakes
- 防洪[word]flood control
- 防雨[word]rain-proof
- 防尘[word]dust-free
- 防护[word]protect
- 防潮[word]moistureproof; protect/guard against the tide
- 防治[word]prevent and cure; prevent and control
- 防盗门[word]security door
- 防意如城[idiom]guard against one's desires as if guarding a city against an enemy
- 防患未萌[idiom]before any mischief is done
- 防患未然[idiom]take preventive measures
- 防不胜防[idiom]impossible to defend effectively
- 防微杜渐[idiom]check erroneous ideas at the outset