防火

fánghuǒ

verb #12,893

Meanings

1 to protect against fire; fireproof; fire prevention

Characters

to prevent; to guard against

Examples

HSK 5

这种材料具有防火功能。

Zhè zhǒng cáiliào jùyǒu fánghuǒ gōngnéng.

This material has fireproof properties.

HSK 7-9

森林防火人人有责。

Sēnlín fánghuǒ rénrén yǒu zé.

Forest fire prevention is everyone's responsibility.

Tips

usage

In computing, 防火墙 means 'firewall', literally a 'fire-prevention wall', a word first used for a wall in a building that stops a fire from spreading.

Stroke Order

防 fáng

火 huǒ