捍
卫

To defend in Chinese: 捍卫 (hàn wèi)

hàn wèi

to defend

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 捍衛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to defend
  2. 2to uphold
  3. 3to safeguard

Stroke order

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捍
卫

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄢˋ

hàn

ㄏ/ hㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄟˋ

wèi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

捍卫

Simplified

捍衛

Traditional

Example sentences

See 捍卫 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 士兵们勇敢地捍卫自己的国家。

    shì bīng men yǒng gǎn dì hàn wèi zì jǐ de guó jiā。

    The soldiers bravely defended their country.

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Related words

卫生

wèi shēng

health

保卫

bǎo wèi

to defend

卫星

wèi xīng

satellite

防卫

fáng wèi

to defend

卫视

wèi shì

satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视)

自卫

zì wèi

to defend oneself

卫生间

wèi shēng jiān

bathroom

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