防守

fángshǒu

verb HSK 6 #4,082

Meanings

To guard and defend — defense in sports or military contexts.

Zhè zhī qiúduì de fáng shǒu hěn qiáng.

This team's defense is very strong.

Tā fùzé fáng shǒu duìfāng de qiánfēng.

He's responsible for defending against the opposing forward.

Zuì hǎo de fáng shǒu jiù shì jìngōng.

The best defense is offense.

usage

防守 is the opposite of 进攻 (jìngōng, offense/attack). Very common in sports commentary: 防守反击 (fáng shǒu fǎnjī) = counterattack.

防 fáng

守 shǒu