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HSK 3 · Problems & Solutions

预防

yù fáng

to prevent

Stroke order of 预防

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

预 · 10 strokes防 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Giving 予 advance notice 页 head-first, then guarding 防, means prevention.

Parts: 预: 予 give + 页 head; 防 guard

The characters in 预防

  • 防 fáng — to guard against (6 strokes)

Example sentence

多洗手可以预防感冒。

Washing your hands often can prevent colds.

Words with 预

预习to prepare a lesson预报forecast预计to estimate; to expect

Words with 防

防to guard against防止to prevent

More words: Problems & Solutions

调查to investigate; survey错误mistake; wrong事故accident事件incident; event意外accident; unexpected危险danger; dangerous风险risk紧急urgent; emergency解决to solve处理to handle; to deal with克服to overcome防to guard against防止to prevent保护to protect破坏to destroy; damage

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