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防止

fáng zhǐ · fang zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to prevent
  2. to guard against
  3. to take precautions
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Phone screen

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)为什么(wèishénme)贴(tiē)了(le)两(liǎng)层(céng)膜(mó)？

    Why does your phone have two layers of film?

  2. Dengdeng

    为了(wèile)防止(fángzhǐ)摔坏(shuāihuài)屏幕(píngmù)。

    To prevent the screen from breaking when dropped.

  3. Liangliang

    还(hái)要(yào)防止(fángzhǐ)什么(shénme)？

    What else do you need to prevent?

  4. Dengdeng

    防止(fángzhǐ)我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)，太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Prevent me from staring at my phone all the time. It is too tiring.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)在(zài)看(kàn)？

    Then why are you looking at it now?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)防(fáng)止(zhǐ)盗(dào)版(bǎn)，他(tā)有(yǒu)些(xiē)电(diàn)影(yǐng)从(cóng)未(wèi)在(zài)影(yǐng)院(yuàn)上(shàng)映(yìng)。

To prevent them from being pirated, some of his films were never shown at the cinema.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

律(lǜ)师(shī)是(shì)防(fáng)止(zhǐ)别(bié)人(rén)拿(ná)你(nǐ)的(de)钱(qián)的(de)人(rén)。

A lawyer is a person who prevents someone else from getting your money.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by karloelkebekio · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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防
fáng

to protect; to defend

止
zhǐ

to stop; to prohibit

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