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防止 (fáng zhǐ): Prevent (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

防止 consists of 2 characters.

to guard against, to defend, to prevent

to stop, cease, or halt

How to Use 防止 in Sentences

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

Verb + Verbwith发生

fáng防

zhǐ止

fā发

shēng生

neutral

prevent from happening

Verb + Objectwith污染

fáng防

zhǐ止

wū污

rǎn染

Adjective + Nounwith措施

fáng防

zhǐ止

cuò措

shī施

Adverb + Verbwith有效

yǒu有

xiào效

fáng防

zhǐ止

Example Sentences with 防止

wǒ我

men们

yào要

fáng防

zhǐ止

gǎn感

mào冒

neutral

prevent pollution

formal

Written

preventive measures

formal

effectively prevent

。

We need to prevent catching a cold.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

jiā加

qiáng强

jiān监

guǎn管

，

fáng防

zhǐ止

jīn金

róng融

fēng风

xiǎn险

jìn进

yí一

bù步

kuò扩

sàn散

。

We must strengthen supervision to prevent the further spread of financial risks.

wèi为

le了

fáng防

zhǐ止

shù数

jù据

xiè泄

lòu露

，

gōng公

sī司

shēng升

jí级

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

ān安

quán全

xì系

tǒng统

。

To prevent data leaks, the company upgraded all security systems.

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wèi为

le了

fáng防

zhǐ止

chí迟

dào到

，

tā他

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

tí提

qián前

chū出

mén门

。

To avoid being late, he leaves home early every day.

wǒ我

men们

gāi该

rú如

hé何

fáng防

zhǐ止

zhè这

zhǒng种

jǐn仅

jǐn仅

yī依

kào靠

jǐng警

gào告

bìng并

bù不

néng能

wán

zhèng政

fǔ府

cǎi采

qǔ取

le了

yī一

xì系

liè列

cuò措

shī

chū出

mén门

qián前

jì记

de得

tú涂

fáng防

shài晒

shuāng霜

wù误

jiě解

zài再

cì次

fā发

shēng生

ne呢

？

How can we prevent this kind of misunderstanding from happening again?

完

quán全

fáng防

zhǐ止

yì意

wài外

de的

fā发

shēng生

。

Relying solely on warnings cannot completely prevent accidents from happening.

施

lái来

fáng防

zhǐ止

huán环

jìng境

wū污

rǎn染

。

The government has taken a series of measures to prevent environmental pollution.

，

fáng防

zhǐ止

pí皮

fū肤

bèi被

shài晒

shāng伤

。

Remember to apply sunscreen before going out to prevent your skin from getting sunburned.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 防止.

Words with 防

国防guó fáng
提防dī fang
消防xiāo fáng
防卫fáng wèi
防守fáng shǒu
防御fáng yù
防护fáng hù
防汛fáng xùn

Words with 止

禁止jìn zhǐHSK 4
不止bù zhǐ
中止zhōng zhǐ
为止wéi zhǐ
举止jǔ zhǐ
何止hé zhǐ
停止tíng zhǐ
制止zhì zhǐ