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提防 (dī fang): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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提防

提防 (dī fang): Beware of / Guard against (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

提防 consists of 2 characters.

to guard against, to defend, to prevent

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Word Info

Pinyindī fang

MeaningBeware of / Guard against

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word提防

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3.

How to Use 提防 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 提防 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

chù处

chù处

dī提

fáng防

neutral

be on guard everywhere

xiǎo小

xīn心

dī提

fáng防

neutral

be careful and guard against

Verb + Objectwith小偷

dī提

fáng防

xiǎo小

tōu偷

Verb + Nounwith心

dī提

fáng防

zhī之

xīn心

4.

Example Sentences with 提防

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

shí时

yào要

dī提

fáng防

neutral

guard against thieves

formal

Written

a heart of vigilance

qì汽

chē车

。

Be careful of cars when crossing the street.

zài在

qiān签

shǔ署

hé合

tong同

qián前

，

wù务

bì必

dī提

fáng防

nà那

xiē些

mó模

léng棱

liǎng两

kě可

de的

tiáo条

kuǎn款

。

Before signing the contract, be sure to guard against those ambiguous clauses.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

yīng应

gāi该

dī提

fáng防

tā他

nà那

xiē些

guò过

yú于

rè热

qíng情

de的

chéng承

nuò诺

ma吗

？

Don't you think we should beware of his overly enthusiastic promises?

tā他

dī提

fáng防

zhe着

mò陌

shēng生

rén人

，

bù不

suí随

biàn便

kāi开

mén门

。

He is wary of strangers and doesn't open the door casually.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

méi没

yǒu有

dī提

fáng防

，

zhǐ只

shì是

méi没

xiǎng想

dào到

duì对

fāng方

de的

shǒu手

duàn段

rú如

cǐ此

gāo高

míng明

。

It wasn't that he wasn't on guard; he just didn't expect the opponent's methods to be so sophisticated.

jì既

yào要

dī提

fáng防

wǎng网

luò络

zhà诈

piàn骗

，

yě也

yào要

zhù注

yì意

bǎo保

hù护

gè个

rén人

yǐn隐

sī私

xìn信

xī息

。

We must both guard against online scams and pay attention to protecting personal privacy information.

zài在

tóu投

zī资

qián前

，

tā她

zǐ仔

xì细

dī提

fáng防

qián潜

zài在

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

Before investing, she carefully guards against potential risks.

zuì最

jìn近

xiǎo小

qū区

lǐ里

bú不

tài太

píng平

，

wǎn晚

shàng上

chū出

mén门

dé得

duō多

dī提

fáng防

zhe着

diǎn点

ér儿

。

The neighborhood has been unsettled lately, so be extra cautious when going out at night.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 提防.

Words with 提

提高tí gāoHSK 3
提供tí gōngHSK 4
提出tí chūHSK 4
提到tí dàoHSK 4
提前tí qiánHSK 4
提醒tí xǐngHSK 4
提交tí jiāoHSK 5
提倡tí chàngHSK 5

Words with 防

预防yù fángHSK 5
国防guó fángHSK 6
消防xiāo fángHSK 6
防守fáng shǒuHSK 6
防御fáng yùHSK 6
防止fáng zhǐHSK 6
防治fáng zhìHSK 6
防卫

fáng wèi

HSK 7-9