防
御

Defense in Chinese: 防御 (fáng yù)

fáng yù

defense

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

Definitions

  1. 1defense
  2. 2to defend

Stroke order

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防
御

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ㄈㄤˊ

fáng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

防御

Simplified

防禦

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这座城墙是古人用来防御的。

    zhè zuò chéng qiáng shì gǔ rén yòng lái fáng yù de。

    This city wall was used by the ancients for defense.

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Related words

防

fáng

to protect

预防

yù fáng

to prevent

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

防治

fáng zhì

to prevent and cure

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

防范

fáng fàn

to be on guard

防守

fáng shǒu

to defend

抵御

dǐ yù

to resist

防盗

fáng dào

to guard against theft

防护

fáng hù

to defend

防卫

fáng wèi

to defend

防汛

fáng xùn

flood control

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