yù​fáng HSK3

to prevent

  • created sense approved 预防/預防 · yù​fáng · to prevent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    预防 / 預防

    yù​fáng

    to prevent

    to take precautions against or guard against something happening

    预 (literal) → 预/預 · yù · prior 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 预防/預防 · yù​fáng · precaution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    预防 / 預防

    yù​fáng

    precaution

    measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening; prophylaxis

    预 (literal) → 预/預 · yù · prior 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense