防御工事

防禦工事

fángyù gōngshì

noun #37,218

Meanings

1 fortifications
2 defensive works
3 defensive structures

Characters

to guard against

to resist; defend

Examples

HSK 7-9

士兵们连夜修建防御工事。

Shìbīng men liányè xiūjiàn fángyù gōngshì.

The soldiers built fortifications through the night.

HSK 7-9

这座古城保存着完好的防御工事。

Zhè zuò gǔchéng bǎocún zhe wánhǎo de fángyù gōngshì.

This ancient city preserves intact defensive works.

Tips

usage

防御 (defense, defensive) + 工事 (military works / earthworks). Standard military and historical vocabulary covering trenches, bunkers, walls, and pillboxes. Common collocates: 修建/构筑/加固防御工事 (to build / construct / reinforce). Don't shorten - 防御工事 is the fixed phrase; 防御 alone is a verb/noun for 'to defend / defense' in general.

Stroke Order

防 fáng

御 yù

工 gōng

事 shì