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防卫

防卫 (fáng wèi): Defend / Guard (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

防卫 consists of 2 characters.

to guard against, to defend, to prevent

to guard, protect, defend

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Word Info

Pinyinfáng wèi

MeaningDefend / Guard

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word防卫

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3.

How to Use 防卫 in Sentences

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

Verb + Objectwith加强

jiā加

qiáng强

fáng防

wèi卫

neutral

strengthen defense

Noun + Noun

fáng防

wèi卫

néng能

lì力

neutral

defensive capability

Adjective + Nounwith正当

zhèng正

dàng当

fáng防

wèi卫

Subject + Predicatewith过当

fáng防

wèi卫

guò过

dàng当

4.

Example Sentences with 防卫

tā他

xué学

xí习

fáng防

wèi卫

jì技

qiǎo巧

fáng防

wèi卫

cuò措

shī施

formalWritten

defensive measures

formal

justifiable self-defense

formal

excessive self-defense

lái来

bǎo保

hù护

zì自

jǐ己

。

He learns defense skills to protect himself.

miàn面

duì对

wǎng网

luò络

gōng攻

jī击

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

jiàn建

lì立

qiáng强

dà大

de的

shù数

zì字

fáng防

wèi卫

tǐ体

xì系

。

In the face of cyber attacks, we must establish a robust digital defense system.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

guò过

dù度

de的

zì自

wǒ我

fáng防

wèi卫

yǒu有

shí时

huì会

zǔ阻

ài碍

gōu沟

tōng通

ma吗

？

Don't you think excessive self-defense can sometimes hinder communication?

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

，

hǎo好

de的

fáng防

wèi卫

néng能

bāng帮

zhù助

qiú球

duì队

yíng赢

dé得

shèng胜

lì利

。

In the game, good defense can help the team win.

tā他

de的

fáng防

wèi卫

zī姿

tài态

bìng并

fēi非

chū出

yú于

dí敌

yì意

，

ér而

shì是

yuán源

yú于

nèi内

xīn心

de的

bù不

ān安

quán全

gǎn感

。

His defensive posture is not out of hostility, but stems from inner insecurity.

zài在

biàn辩

lùn论

zhōng中

，

tā他

wán完

quán全

méi没

yǒu有

cǎi采

qǔ取

rèn任

hé何

fáng防

wèi卫

cè策

lüè略

，

zhè这

lìng令

rén人

jīng惊

yà讶

。

In the debate, he did not employ any defensive strategy at all, which was surprising.

guó国

jiā家

jiā加

qiáng强

jūn军

shì事

fáng防

wèi卫

shì是

wèi为

le了

wéi维

hù护

lǐng领

tǔ土

ān安

quán全

。

The country strengthens its military defense to safeguard territorial security.

wǒ我

men们

xiǎo小

qū区

de的

yè夜

jiān间

fáng防

wèi卫

cuò措

shī施

zuì最

jìn近

shēng升

jí级

le了

，

dà大

jiā家

gǎn感

jué觉

gèng更

ān安

xīn心

le了

。

The nighttime security measures in our neighborhood have been upgraded recently, making everyone feel more at ease.

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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
提防dī fangHSK 7-9

Words with 卫

卫生wèi shēngHSK 4
卫生间wèi shēng jiānHSK 4
保卫bǎo wèiHSK 6
卫星wèi xīngHSK 6
捍卫hàn wèiHSK 6
卫视wèi shìHSK 7-9
自卫zìwèiHSK 7-9
卫冕

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