预
防

预防 (yù fáng) – to prevent

yù fáng

to prevent

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 預防2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to prevent
  2. 2to take precautions against
  3. 3to protect
  4. 4to guard against
  5. 5precautionary
  6. 6prophylactic

Simplified & traditional

预防

Simplified

預防

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 这些措施可以预防疾病蔓延。

    zhè xiē cuò shī kě yǐ yù fáng jí bìng màn yán 。

    These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.

  • 我们采取了强有力的预防措施。

    wǒ men cǎi qǔ le qiáng yǒu lì de yù fáng cuò shī 。

    We took strong measures to prevent it.

Related words

防

fáng

to protect

预习

yù xí

to prepare a lesson

预报

yù bào

forecast

预订

yù dìng

to place an order

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

预计

yù jì

to forecast

预测

yù cè

to forecast

防治

fáng zhì

to prevent and cure

干预

gān yù

to meddle

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

预备

yù bèi

to prepare

预期

yù qī

to expect

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