预防

預防

yùfáng

verb HSK 3 #8,000

Meanings

1 to prevent
2 precaution
3 prevention

Characters

in advance; beforehand

to prevent; to guard

Guard in advance = prevention. 预防 is more proactive than 防止 (which stops something already happening).

Examples

预防胜于治疗。

Yùfáng shèng yú zhìliáo.

Prevention is better than cure.

多运动可以预防疾病。

Duō yùndòng kěyǐ yùfáng jíbìng.

More exercise can prevent diseases.

打疫苗是预防传染病的好方法。

Dǎ yìmiáo shì yùfáng chuánrǎnbìng de hǎo fāngfǎ.

Getting vaccinated is a good way to prevent infectious diseases.

Stroke Order

预 yù

防 fáng