防止
fángzhǐ
to prevent, to guard against
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 勤洗手可以防止疾病传播。Washing hands often can prevent the spread of disease.
- 要采取措施防止事故发生。Measures must be taken to prevent accidents.
Collocations
防止事故防止传播防止意外加以防止
Mnemonic
防 fáng "to guard against" + 止 zhǐ "to stop": to guard and stop, i.e. to prevent (something bad). 防 has the mound radical 阝. 防止事故 = to prevent accidents. Similar to 预防. Opposite in aim to 促进 (to promote).
Related
预防避免杜绝促进
Quick check
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