防火墙

防火牆
fánghuǒqiáng
noun HSK 7 #9,595

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 firewall
  2. 2 fire wall (architecture)

Examples

Gōngsī ānzhuāng le fánghuǒqiáng lái bǎohù wǎngluò ānquán.
The company installed a firewall to protect network security.
Zhōngguó de fánghuǒqiáng píngbì le hěn duō guówài wǎngzhàn.
China's firewall blocks many foreign websites.

Tips

memory
(prevent) + (fire) + (wall) — a wall that prevents fire. The computing term was borrowed from the architectural concept, just like in English.
culture
In China, 防火墙 often refers to the Great Firewall (防火长城, fánghuǒ chángchéng), China's internet censorship system. Colloquially people just say 「」 (qiáng, the wall).

Stroke Order

fáng
huǒ
qiáng