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防守

fáng shǒu · fang shou

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to defend
  2. to protect (against)
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Basketball in the park

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)打(dǎ)篮球(lánqiú)吧(ba)，你(nǐ)来(lái)防守(fángshǒu)。

    Let's play basketball. You defend.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，防守(fángshǒu)我(wǒ)最(zuì)拿手(náshǒu)。

    Okay. Defence is my best skill.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)要(yào)投篮(tóulán)了(le)！

    Then I'm shooting!

  4. Dengdeng

    来吧(láiba)！我(wǒ)一步(yībù)也(yě)不(bù)让(ràng)你(nǐ)。

    Come on! I won't give you one step.

  5. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)防守(fángshǒu)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)投(tóu)不(bù)进(jìn)！

    Your defence is so good. I can't score!

  6. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)防守(fángshǒu)好(hǎo)，是(shì)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)没(méi)戴(dài)眼镜(yǎnjìng)！

    It's not my defence. You forgot your glasses today!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)支(zhī)球(qiú)队(duì)的(de)防(fáng)守(shǒu)非(fēi)常(cháng)严(yán)密(mì)。

This team's defense is very tight.

02

士(shì)兵(bīng)们(men)日(rì)夜(yè)防(fáng)守(shǒu)着(zhe)这(zhè)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)。

The soldiers defended the bridge day and night.

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