防范

防範

fángfàn

verb HSK 6 #10,674

Meanings

1 to guard against; to take precautions
2 to prevent; to be on guard

Characters

to guard against; to prevent

model; pattern; to guard

To guard and prevent — to take precautions against threats.

Examples

要注意防范网络诈骗。

Yào zhùyì fáng fàn wǎngluò zhàpiàn.

Be careful to guard against online scams.

防范意识很重要。

Fáng fàn yìshí hěn zhòngyào.

Awareness of prevention is very important.

我们应该防范于未然。

Wǒmen yīnggāi fáng fàn yú wèirán.

We should take precautions before trouble arises.

Tips

usage

防范 emphasizes proactive precaution, while 防止 (fángzhǐ) emphasizes stopping something from happening. 防范于未然 is a classical idiom meaning 'prevent before it happens.'

Stroke Order

防 fáng

范 fàn