防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng): firewall

Measure Word

一道防火墙 dào

Meanings

1 firewall
2 fire wall (architecture)

Characters

防

fáng

to prevent; to guard against

Examples

HSK 4

公司安装了防火墙来保护网络安全。

Gōngsī ānzhuāng le fánghuǒqiáng lái bǎohù wǎngluò ānquán.

The company installed a firewall to protect network security.

HSK 7-9

中国的防火墙屏蔽了很多国外网站。

Zhōngguó de fánghuǒqiáng píngbì le hěnduō guówài wǎngzhàn.

China's firewall blocks many foreign websites.

Tips

memory

防 (prevent) + 火 (fire) + 墙 (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), China's internet censorship system. Colloquially people just say 「墙」 (the wall).

Stroke Order

防 fáng

火 huǒ

墙 qiáng

Related Words

防火 fánghuǒ #12,893

to protect against fire; fireproof; fire prevention

发火 fāhuǒ HSK 7-9 #4,491

to lose one's temper; to flare up / to catch fire; to ignite

防护 fánghù HSK 7-9 #6,358

protection / to protect / to defend / protective

防御 fángyù HSK 7-9 #4,900

to defend / to guard against / defense

点火 diǎnhuǒ HSK 7-9 #6,770

to light a fire; to ignite / to start (an engine)

防卫 fángwèi HSK 7-9 #7,369

to defend / to guard / defense

城墙 chéngqiáng HSK 7-9 #12,330

city wall / fortification wall

围墙 wéiqiáng HSK 7-9 #12,527

enclosing wall; perimeter wall; fence

起火 qǐhuǒ #7,327

to catch fire; to start a fire / to break out (of a fire)

火炬 huǒjù HSK 7-9 #4,661

torch