防
守

To defend in Chinese: 防守 (fáng shǒu)

fáng shǒu

to defend

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to defend
  2. 2to protect (against)

Stroke order

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防
守

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄤˊ

fáng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这支球队的防守非常出色。

    zhè zhī qiú duì de fáng shǒu fēi cháng chū sè。

    This team's defense is excellent.

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Related words

防

fáng

to protect

守

shǒu

to guard

预防

yù fáng

to prevent

遵守

zūn shǒu

to comply with

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

保守

bǎo shǒu

conservative

防治

fáng zhì

to prevent and cure

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

防范

fáng fàn

to be on guard

防盗

fáng dào

to guard against theft

防护

fáng hù

to defend

防卫

fáng wèi

to defend

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