hàn wèi
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  • v.defend; guard; safeguard

    • suǒ yǒu zhè xiē kūn chóng jī jí hàn wèi tā men de cháo xué

      所有这些昆虫积极捍卫它们巢穴

      All of these insects aggressively defend their nests.

    • tā yòng bù qū de jīng shen hàn wèi le zǔ guó de zūn yán

      不屈精神捍卫祖国尊严

      She defended the dignity of her country with unyielding spirit.

    • wǒ men bù néng zuò shān guān hǔ dòu yī dìng yào hàn wèi zhèng yì

      我们一定捍卫正义

      We can't sit back and watch a tiger fight. We must defend justice.

    • hàn wèi zhǔ quán

      捍卫主权

      uphold state sovereignty

    • hàn wèi guó tǔ

      捍卫国土

      defend one's national territory

    • hàn wèi zhēn lǐ

      捍卫真理

      defend the truth

    • hàn wèi zǔ guó

      捍卫祖国

      defend one's motherland

    • hàn wèi mín zú jīng jì

      捍卫民族经济

      protect national economy

    • hàn wèi mín zú quán yì

      捍卫民族权益

      protect national rights and interests

    • hàn wèi gōng rén gé mìng chéng guǒ

      捍卫工人革命成果

      safeguard the fruits of revolution of the workers

    • hàn wèi biān jiāng

      捍卫边疆

      defend national frontier

Word usage

  • Note
    "捍卫" is different from "保卫". "保卫" means "guard" and the objects can be people and things; "捍卫" means "defend", and the objects are generally abstract things.