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防守 (fáng shǒu): Defend (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

防 • fáng • to guard against, to defend, to prevent
fáng防

to guard against, to defend, to prevent

守 • shǒu • to guard, defend, or keep watch over
shǒu守

to guard, defend, or keep watch over

Word Info

Pinyinfáng shǒu
Meaningdefend; guard
Characters2
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 防守.

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  • 策略cè lüètactics; policy; strategy
  • 变迁biàn qiāntransition; changes; vicissitudes
  • 插座chā zuòsocket
  • 补偿bǔ chángcompensate; make up for
  • 榜样bǎng yàngexample; model; pattern
  • 剥削bō xuēexploit
  • 仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
  • 布局bù júlayout; arrangement
  • 捕捉bǔ zhuōcatch; seize
  • 贬低biǎn dībelittle; depreciate; disparage
  • 边疆biān jiāngborderland; frontier region
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 防守.

Words with 防
  • 预防yù fángprevent; take precautions against; guard against
  • 国防guó fángnational defense
  • 消防xiāo fángextinguish and protect; fire control
防御
fáng yù
defense
  • 防止fáng zhǐprevent; guard against
  • 防治fáng zhìprevention and cure; preventive treatment
  • 提防dī fangBeware of / Guard against
  • 防卫fáng wèiDefend / Guard
    • Words with 守
    • 遵守zūn shǒuobserve; abide by; comply with
    • 保守bǎo shǒuconservative
    • 守护shǒu hùguard; defend; ward
    • 坚守jiān shǒuHold fast / stick to
    • 守信shǒu xìnkeep one's word
    • 守候shǒu hòuWait for / Keep watch
    • 看守kān shǒuguard
    • 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùwait idly for opportunities / wait for windfalls
    4.

    How to Use 防守 in Sentences

    Adjective + Noun
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    duì队
    yuán员
    neutral
    defensive player
    yán严
    mì密
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    neutral
    tight defense
    Verb + Verbwith反击
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    fǎn反
    jī击
    Verb + Objectwith加强
    jiā加
    qiáng强
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    Verb + Complementwith不住
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    bú不
    zhù住
    5.

    Example Sentences with 防守

    tā他
    zài在
    qiú球
    mén门
    qián前
    fáng防
    neutral
    defense and counterattack
    neutral
    strengthen defense
    informal
    Spoken
    unable to defend
    shǒu
    守
    。
    He defends in front of the goal.
    shì士
    bīng兵
    men们
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    zhuó着
    biān边
    jìng境
    ，
    bǎo保
    hù护
    guó国
    jiā家
    de的
    ān安
    quán全
    。
    The soldiers defend the border to protect the country's security.
    tā他
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    yí一
    wèi味
    dì地
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    ，
    ér而
    shì是
    zài在
    guān关
    jiàn键
    shí时
    kè刻
    fā发
    qǐ起
    le了
    piào漂
    liang亮
    de的
    fǎn反
    jī击
    。
    He did not just defend passively; instead, he launched a brilliant counterattack at the crucial moment.
    zài在
    tán谈
    pàn判
    zhuō桌
    shàng上
    ，
    jì既
    yào要
    dǒng懂
    de得
    jìn进
    gōng攻
    ，
    yě也
    yào要
    shàn善
    yú于
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    ，
    cái才
    néng能
    zhēng争
    qǔ取
    dào到
    zuì最
    dà大
    lì利
    yì益
    。
    At the negotiation table, one must know how to attack and also be adept at defending in order to secure the greatest benefits.
    zài在
    biàn辩
    lùn论
    zhōng中
    ，
    tā他
    qiǎo巧
    miào妙
    dì地
    fáng防
    shǒu守
    duì对
    fāng方
    de的
    lùn论
    diǎn点
    ，
    tóng同
    shí时
    tí提
    chū出
    zì自
    jǐ己
    de的
    guān观
    diǎn点
    。
    In the debate, he skillfully defended against the opponent's arguments while presenting his own points.