防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- to prevent
- to guard against
- to take precautions
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防
- 国防 國防 guó fáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄤˊ gwok3 fong4 national defense
- 提防 dī fang ㄉㄧ ˙ㄈㄤ tai4 fong4 to guard against
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 防备 防備 fáng bèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ fong4 bei6 to guard against
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
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- 防水 fáng shuǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong4 seoi2 waterproof
- 防汛 fáng xùn ㄈㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fong4 seon3 flood control
- 防治 fáng zhì ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˋ fong4 zi6 to prevent and cure
- 防疫 fáng yì ㄈㄤˊ ㄧˋ fong4 jik6 to prevent epidemics
- 防盗 防盜 fáng dào ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ fong4 dou6 to guard against theft
- 防御 防禦 fáng yù ㄈㄤˊ ㄩˋ fong4 jyu6 defense
- 防范 防範 fáng fàn ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄢˋ fong4 faan6 to be on guard
- 防卫 防衛 fáng wèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ fong4 wai6 to defend
- 防护 防護 fáng hù ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨˋ fong4 wu6 to defend
- 预防 預防 yù fáng ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ jyu6 fong4 to prevent
- 防火墙 防火牆 fáng huǒ qiáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fong4 fo2 coeng4 firewall
- 防盗门 防盜門 fáng dào mén ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ fong4 dou6 mun4 security door
- 人防 rén fáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ jan4 fong4 civil air defence (abbr. for 人民防空)
- 以防 yǐ fáng ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ ji5 fong4 (so as) to avoid
- 严防 嚴防 yán fáng ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ jim4 fong4 to take strict precautions
止
- 不止 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 incessantly
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
- 制止 zhì zhǐ ㄓˋ ㄓˇ zai3 zi2 to curb
- 废止 廢止 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 to repeal (a law)
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- 截止 jié zhǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇ zit6 zi2 to end; to close
- 止咳 zhǐ ké ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˊ zi2 kat1 to suppress coughing
- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 止血 zhǐ xuè ㄓˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ zi2 hyut3 to staunch (bleeding)
- 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ wai4 zi2 until
- 禁止 jìn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ gam3 zi2 to prohibit
- 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to stop; to terminate
- 举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ geoi2 zi2 bearing
- 阻止 zǔ zhǐ ㄗㄨˇ ㄓˇ zo2 zi2 to prevent
- 静止 靜止 jìng zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˇ zing6 zi2 still
- 迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ ngat6 gam1 wai4 zi2 so far
- 休止 xiū zhǐ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓˇ jau1 zi2 to stop
- 何止 hé zhǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓˇ ho4 zi2 far more than
- 劝止 勸止 quàn zhǐ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄓˇ hyun3 zi2 to dissuade; to persuade sb to desist
- 喝止 hè zhǐ ㄏㄜˋ ㄓˇ hot3 zi2 to shout at sb to stop
Idioms with these characters
- 防不胜防 防不勝防 fáng bù shèng fáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ fong4 bat1 sing1 fong4 (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
- 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ gaat3 jin4 ji4 zi2 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
- 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ling6 hang4 gam3 zi2 lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)
- 屡禁不止 屢禁不止 lǚ jìn bù zhǐ ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ leoi5 gam3 bat1 zi2 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
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- 浅尝辄止 淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ cin2 soeng4 zip3 zi2 lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
- 适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ sik1 ho2 ji4 zi2 (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
- 叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓˇ taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
- 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 无休无止 無休無止 wú xiū wú zhǐ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ mou4 jau1 mou4 zi2 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
- 学无止境 學無止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hok6 mou4 zi2 ging2 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
- 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
Example sentences
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防止 山火 ， 人人有责 人人有責 。
The prevention of forest fires is everyone's responsibility.
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她 穿着 穿著 一 件 厚 外套 以防 止 冷 。
She was wearing a thick coat against the chill.
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律师 律師 是 防止 别人 別人 拿 你 的 钱 錢 的 人 。
A lawyer is a person who prevents someone else from getting your money.
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您 不能 防止 您 的 狗 跑 到 我 的 院子 里 裡 来 來 吗 嗎 ？
Can't you keep your dog from coming into my garden?
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为了 為了 防止 盗版 盜版 ， 他 有些 电影 電影 从未 從未 在 影院 上映 。
To prevent them from being pirated, some of his films were never shown at the cinema.
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