Chinese word dictionary

防止

fángzhǐ · to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions

Word information

Simplified防止
Traditional防止
Pinyinfángzhǐ
Part of speech
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.06

How to learn 防止

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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