防止

fángzhǐ
verb HSK 3 #4,462

Meanings

  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to avoid

Examples

HSK 2
Duō xǐshǒu kěyǐ fángzhǐ shēngbìng.
Washing hands often can prevent illness.
HSK 3
Wǒmen yào fángzhǐ shìgù fāshēng.
We must prevent accidents from happening.
HSK 4
Wèile fángzhǐ chídào, wǒ tíqián chūfā le.
To prevent being late, I left early.

Stroke Order

fáng
zhǐ