防
HSK 3freq #2008
Meanings
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- 1.to protect
- 2.to defend
- 3.to guard against
- 4.to prevent
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Wiktionary
- 1.dam; embankment
- 2.fortress; stronghold
- 3.to dam; to block; to build an embankment
- 4.to prevent; to guard against
- 5.to defend; to safeguard
- 6.matters pertaining to defense
- 7.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *baŋ, *baŋs): semantic 阝 + phonetic 方 (OC *paŋ, *baŋ).
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Components
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Example sentences
防微杜漸。
A stitch in time saves nine.
進攻是最好的防禦。
Attack is the best form of defense.
沒有防傻的安全系統。
No security system is foolproof.
他們企圖突破敵軍的防線。
They attempted to break through the enemy line.
湯姆穿著一件防彈衣，所以子彈沒把他殺死。
Tom was wearing a bulletproof vest, so the bullet didn't kill him.
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