防 (fáng) means Prevent (defend). Below are 24 of the 25 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
带上伞，以 防 万一。
Dài shàng sǎn, yǐfáng wànyī.
Take an umbrella, just in case.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 万一
洗手可以预 防 感冒。
Xǐ shǒu kěyǐ yùfáng gǎnmào.
Washing your hands helps prevent colds.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预防
预 防 比治疗更重要。
Yùfáng bǐ zhìliáo gèng zhòngyào.
Prevention matters more than cure.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预防
这支球队 防 守很稳。
Zhè zhī qiúduì fángshǒu hěn wěn.
This team defends very solidly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防守
消 防 通道不能堵塞。
Xiāofáng tōngdào bù néng dǔsè.
The fire escape route must not be blocked.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消防
我们要预 防 自然灾害。
Wǒmen yào yùfáng zìrán zāihài.
We must guard against natural disasters.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 灾害
请保持消 防 通道畅通。
Qǐng bǎochí xiāofáng tōngdào chàngtōng.
Please keep the fire escape route clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 畅通
现场的 防 守十分严密。
Xiànchǎng de fángshǒu shífēn yánmì.
Security at the scene is extremely tight.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严密
人体有自己的 防 御机制。
Réntǐ yǒu zìjǐ de fángyù jīzhì.
The human body has its own defence mechanism.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防御
防 治污染需要长期投入。
Fángzhì wūrǎn xūyào chángqī tóurù.
Preventing and controlling pollution needs long-term investment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防治
锻炼可以预 防 很多疾病。
Duànliàn kěyǐ yùfáng hěn duō jíbìng.
Exercise can prevent many diseases.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 疾病
楼里有完善的消 防 设施。
Lóu lǐ yǒu wánshàn de xiāofáng shèshī.
The building has complete fire-fighting facilities.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消防
下半场他们改为重点 防 守。
Xià bànchǎng tāmen gǎi wéi zhòngdiǎn fángshǒu.
In the second half they switched to focusing on defence.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防守
国 防 建设关系到国家安全。
Guófáng jiànshè guānxì dào guójiā ānquán.
Building national defence bears on the country's security.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 国防
安全检查是为了 防 止事故。
Ānquán jiǎnchá shì wèile fángzhǐ shìgù.
Safety inspections are to prevent accidents.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 事故
学校组织了一次消 防 演习。
Xuéxiào zǔzhī le yí cì xiāofáng yǎnxí.
The school organised a fire drill.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演习
消 防 员英勇地冲进了火场。
Xiāofángyuán yīngyǒng de chōng jìn le huǒchǎng.
The firefighters bravely charged into the blaze.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 英勇
城墙是古代重要的 防 御工事。
Chéngqiáng shì gǔdài zhòngyào de fángyù gōngshì.
City walls were an important defensive work in ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防御
洗手可以有效 防 止疾病传播。
Xǐshǒu kěyǐ yǒuxiào fángzhǐ jíbìng chuánbō.
Washing your hands effectively prevents the spread of disease.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防止
为 防 止意外，请系好安全带。
Wèi fángzhǐ yìwài, qǐng jì hǎo ānquándài.
To prevent accidents, please fasten your seat belt.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防止
他大学读的是国 防 相关专业。
Tā dàxué dú de shì guófáng xiāngguān zhuānyè.
At university he studied a defence-related subject.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 国防
消 防 员与大火搏斗了整整一夜。
Xiāofángyuán yǔ dàhuǒ bódòu le zhěngzhěng yí yè.
The firefighters battled the blaze all night long.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 搏斗
公司加强了 防 止资料盗窃的措施。
Gōngsī jiāqiáng le fángzhǐ zīliào dàoqiè de cuòshī.
The company tightened its measures against data theft.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 盗窃
消 防 队很快把着火的楼房包围起来。
Xiāofángduì hěn kuài bǎ zháohuǒ de lóufáng bāowéi qǐlái.
The fire brigade quickly surrounded the burning building.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 包围
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防 appears in 25 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 防
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Questions about 防
How is 防 used in a sentence?
This page shows 25 sentences using 防 (fáng, "Prevent (defend)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 防 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 防 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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The dictionary page for 防 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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