以防不测

以防不測

yǐfáng-búcè

idiom #44,582

Meanings

1 to guard against the unexpected
2 just in case
3 as a precaution

Characters

predict, anticipate

Examples

HSK 3

带上雨伞，以防不测。

Dài shàng yǔsǎn, yǐfángbúcè.

Bring an umbrella, just in case.

HSK 6

我们准备了备用方案，以防不测。

Wǒmen zhǔnbèi le bèiyòng fāng'àn, yǐfángbúcè.

We prepared a backup plan as a precaution.

Tips

grammar

Typically sentence-final, following a preparatory action: '[do X], 以防不测.' Literary equivalent of the everyday 以防万一.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

防 fáng

不 bù

测 cè