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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
- 防汛[word]prevent flood
- 防卫[word]defend
- 防疫站[word]epidemic prevention station
- 防身[word]defend oneself against violence
- 防火[word]prevent fires; fireproof
- 防腐[word]be antiseptic/anti-rot
- 防病[word]prevent diseases
- 防潮[word]moistureproof; protect/guard against the tide
- 防辐射[word]protect against radiation
- 防患未然[idiom]take preventive measures
- 防微杜渐[idiom]check erroneous ideas at the outset
- 防患未萌[idiom]before any mischief is done
- 防不胜防[idiom]impossible to defend effectively
- 防意如城[idiom]guard against one's desires as if guarding a city against an enemy