预防措施 (yùfáng cuòshī): preventive measure

Measure Word

一项预防措施 xiàng

Meanings

1 preventive measure
2 precaution

Characters

Examples

采取预防措施可以避免疾病。

Cǎiqǔ yùfáng cuòshī kěyǐ bìmiǎn jíbìng.

Taking preventive measures can avoid disease.

政府出台了一系列预防措施。

Zhèngfǔ chūtái le yīxìliè yùfáng cuòshī.

The government issued a series of preventive measures.

Tips

usage

Collocates strongly with 采取 (cǎiqǔ, adopt/take) — 采取预防措施 is the set phrase, much more natural than 做预防措施.

Stroke Order

预 yù

防 fáng

措 cuò

施 shī

Related Words

预防 yùfáng HSK 3 #8,000

to prevent / precaution / prevention

预防接种 yùfáng jiēzhòng

preventive vaccination / prophylactic inoculation / immunization

预防针 yùfángzhēn #22,357

immunization injection / vaccination / (fig.) forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure

措施 cuòshī HSK 4 #3,470

measure; step / action (taken to address something)

预防为主 yùfáng wéizhǔ

prevention first / to give priority to prevention / 'prevention as the guiding principle'

控制措施 kòngzhì cuòshī

control measures / containment measures

强制措施 qiángzhì cuòshī

coercive measures (esp. criminal procedure) / compulsory measures

预定 yùdìng HSK 7-9 #4,908

to reserve / to book / to schedule

预料 yùliào HSK 7-9 #4,706

to anticipate / to expect / to predict

预备 yùbèi HSK 5 #4,344

to prepare / to get ready / preparation