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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *防* | 防* | *防
to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent
HSK 3
to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions
HSK 3
to prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against / precautionary / prophylactic
HSK 3
firefighting / fire control
HSK 5
to prevent and cure / prevention and cure
HSK 5
to defend / to protect (against)
HSK 6
to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive
HSK 6
to defend / to protect
HSK 7-9
defense / to defend
HSK 7-9
firewall
HSK 7-9
to guard against theft / anti-theft
HSK 7-9
national defense
HSK 7-9
to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
HSK 7-9
flood control / anti-flood (precautions)
HSK 7-9
to prevent epidemics
HSK 7-9
to defend / defensive / defense
HSK 7-9
security door
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *提* | 提* | *提
used in 提防 and 提溜
to set up defenses / to fortify
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case / prepared for any eventualities
to inhibit mold / mold-proof / mildew-proof
rotproof / antiseptic / anti-corrosion
to prevent counterfeiting; anti-counterfeiting
defensive line or perimeter / CL:
flood control / flood prevention
to be caught off guard / without warning
coastal defense
antifreeze
shockproof / to guard against earthquakes
waterproof
to prevent and control (e.g. the spread of a communicable disease)
to protect against fire
(pertaining to) defense
(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case
to take strict precautions / on your guard
attack and defense / the midfield (in soccer)
to suppress a riot / riot control
to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM
anti-aircraft defense
sunburn protection
disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters
city defense
damp proof / moisture proof / protection against tides
to guard against
to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses
to nip in the bud (idiom)
antiskid / slip resistant
self-protection / to defend oneself
bulletproof
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
loss prevention
breakwater / seawall / fig. defensive buffer zone
Dongxing district of Neijiang city 內江市|内江市, Sichuan / Dongxing, county-level city in Fangchenggang 防城港, Guangxi
(idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
dike / embankment / levee
frontier defense
overcoat / down jacket / winter wear
(Tw) to combat (bullying, money laundering etc) / to counter
abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长, Minister of Defense
to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市, Guangxi
to lay out a defense
to guard against / to beware of
rust prevention / anti-corrosion
Shangsi County in Fangchenggang 防城港, Guangxi
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud
antimagnetic
air force / air defense
security measures (esp. border security) / official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)
to prevent tooth decay / anti-caries
unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations
to relieve a garrison
(video games) to break through an opponent's defenses / (by extension) (slang) to get to sb / to make sb feel upset or moved
to thwart espionage; counterespionage
suddenly / unexpectedly / taken by surprise / at unawares
gas mask
preservative / antiseptic
Defense Department / Ministry of National Defense
fire hydrant
Defense secretary / Defense Minister
guardedness; wariness; mental defenses
fire engine / fire truck
air raid shelter; bomb shelter / (fig.) place that protects bad people; hideout
suntan lotion / sunscreen cream
Fangchenggang, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
to reinforce defenses
reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense
the Internet outside the GFW 防火長城|防火长城
(gaming) tower defense
fireman
safety goggles
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
fortification / defensive structure
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
protective clothing; hazmat suit
sand break (in desert environment)
riot police / riot squad

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