防暴

fángbào

adjective #31,734

Meanings

1 riot control
2 anti-riot
3 to suppress a riot

Characters

to guard against / prevent

Examples

防暴警察迅速赶到现场。

Fángbào jǐngchá xùnsù gǎndào xiànchǎng.

Riot police quickly arrived at the scene.

他们配备了防暴装备。

Tāmen pèibèile fángbào zhuāngbèi.

They were equipped with riot gear.

Tips

usage

防暴 is almost always used attributively: 防暴警察 (riot police), 防暴盾牌 (riot shield), 防暴车 (riot vehicle). Rarely stands alone as a verb.

Stroke Order

防 fáng

暴 bào