以防 yǐfáng prevent Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 以防 yǐfáng prevent conjunction used as a conjunction meaning so as to avoid or prevent a negative outcome 他在窗户上装了铁栏杆，以防小偷进来。 tā zài chuānghu shàng zhuāng le tiě lángān, yǐfáng xiǎotōu jìnlái. He installed iron bars on the windows to prevent thieves from entering. in case verb as a precaution against a possibility; just in case 最好带件外套，以防天气变冷。 zuì hǎo dài jiàn wàitào, yǐfáng tiānqì biàn lěng. You'd better bring a jacket in case the weather gets cold. Frequency Movie subtitles 2.03 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 6.28 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
以防 yǐfáng prevent conjunction used as a conjunction meaning so as to avoid or prevent a negative outcome 他在窗户上装了铁栏杆，以防小偷进来。 tā zài chuānghu shàng zhuāng le tiě lángān, yǐfáng xiǎotōu jìnlái. He installed iron bars on the windows to prevent thieves from entering. in case verb as a precaution against a possibility; just in case 最好带件外套，以防天气变冷。 zuì hǎo dài jiàn wàitào, yǐfáng tiānqì biàn lěng. You'd better bring a jacket in case the weather gets cold. Frequency Movie subtitles 2.03 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 6.28 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
