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  *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 and cure / prevention and cure
HSK 5
to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive
HSK 6
to defend / to protect (against)
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
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
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
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
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
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
loss prevention
breakwater / seawall / fig. defensive buffer zone
(idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
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 prevent rust; to resist rusting
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud
antimagnetic
to prevent tooth decay / anti-caries
to thwart espionage; counterespionage
gas mask
preservative / antiseptic
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
safety goggles
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
fortification / defensive structure
protective clothing; hazmat suit
sand break (in desert environment)
riot police / riot squad
bulletproof vest
defensive art
Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市, Guangxi
antifreeze agent
antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
sunscreen / sunblock
fire escape
protection
anti-virus software
groundsheet (for camping etc)
mosquito repellent
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
defensive gate
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
tide embankment
protecting against AIDS
antichemical rescue
to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature
to guard
(turbomachinery design) anti-surge
pop filter (audio engineering)
Fangcheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guangxi (temporary name during 1950s for Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区 of Fangchenggang city)
former Fangcheng county, now Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区 of Fangchenggang city
to prevent / to combat / to counter
defender
anti-fraud / anti-cheating / preventing wrongdoing
riot shield
to prevent
nuclear defense / anti-nuclear (installation)
protective apron
protective gloves
protective cape
protective passageway
gas mask
gas-protection boots / protective boots
firebreak
Great Firewall of China (system for restricting access to foreign websites)
solder mask (applied to a circuit board)

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