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预防 (yù fáng): to prevent

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HSK 5verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to prevent
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5

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to prevent
to take precautions against
to protect
to guard against
precautionary
prophylactic

Chinese explanation

事先采取措施，防止不好的事情发生
强调在问题出现之前就做好准备，避免危险、疾病或错误。

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HSK 5

to protect

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