积谷防饥
jī gǔ fáng jī · storing grain against a famine; to lay sth by for a rainy day; also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥
Character breakdown
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How to learn 积谷防饥
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Words with the same characters
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active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
积累jīlěito accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively
防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
防止fángzhǐto prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
面积miànjīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land
预防yùfángto prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic