防止
fáng zhǐ
Pinyin

Definition

防止
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fáng zhǐ
  1. to prevent
  2. to guard against
  3. to take precautions

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不止
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
止
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
为止
wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 until
  2. 2 (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
禁止
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban
防
fáng
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to guard against
  4. 4 to prevent
防止
fáng zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to take precautions
阻止
zǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to block
预防
yù fáng
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to take precautions against
  3. 3 to protect
  4. 4 to guard against
  5. 5 precautionary
  6. 6 prophylactic
中止
zhōng zhǐ
  1. 1 to cease
  2. 2 to suspend
  3. 3 to break off
  4. 4 to stop
  5. 5 to discontinue
以防
yǐ fáng
  1. 1 (so as) to avoid
  2. 2 to prevent
  3. 3 (just) in case
休止
xiū zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
何止
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
到此为止
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop at this point
  2. 2 to end here
  3. 3 to call it a day
制止
zhì zhǐ
  1. 1 to curb
  2. 2 to put a stop to
  3. 3 to stop
  4. 4 to check
  5. 5 to limit
国防
guó fáng
  1. 1 national defense
心如止水
xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ
  1. 1 to be at peace with oneself
截止
jié zhǐ
  1. 1 to close
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to put a stop to sth
  4. 4 cut-off point
  5. 5 stopping point
  6. 6 deadline
提防
dī fáng
  1. 1 to guard against
  2. 2 to be vigilant
  3. 3 watch you don't (slip)
  4. 4 also pr. [tí fáng]
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

Idioms (20)

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
  1. 1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
  2. 2 prepared for any eventualities
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
戛然而止
jiá rán ér zhǐ
  1. 1 with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. 4 also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ
  1. 1 ceaseless; endless (idiom)
生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
适可而止
shì kě ér zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
  2. 2 don't overdo it
  3. 3 stop while you're ahead
防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng
  1. 1 you can't guard against it (idiom)
  2. 2 impossible to defend effectively
  3. 3 not much one can do about it
  4. 4 It can't be prevented.

Sample Sentences

为了防止疫情反弹，武汉建立了疫情防控长效机制。“解封”首日，在黄鹤楼脚下的西城壕社区，不停忙碌的社区书记翁文静说：“我们是‘无疫情社区’，但依然主张非必要不出门。”
wèile fángzhǐ yìqíng fǎntán ，Wǔhàn jiànlì le yìqíng fángkòng chángxiào jīzhì 。“jiěfēng ”shǒu rì ，zài Huánghèlóu jiǎoxià de xīchéngháo shèqū ，bùtíng mánglù de shèqū shūji wēngwénjìng shuō ：“wǒmen shì ‘wú yìqíng shèqū ’，dàn yīrán zhǔzhāng fēi bìyào bù chūmén 。”
In order to prevent the pandemic from rebounding, Wuhan has set up a long-term mechanism for preventing and controlling the pandemic. The first day of "unlockdown", in the Xichenghao Community under Huanghelou, the community secretary Wong Wen Jing who has been working non-stop said, "We are the 'zero virus community', but still please do not go out if not necessary. "
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好了，小菲，你去通知大家。下午我们开个会，关于防止类似事件的发生以及女员工该如何保护自己。
hǎo le ，Xiǎofēi ，nǐ qù tōngzhī dàjiā 。xiàwǔ wǒmen kāi gè huì ，guānyú fángzhǐ lèisì shìjiàn de fāshēng yǐjí nǚyuángōng gāi rúhé bǎohù zìjǐ 。
OK, Xiao Fei, go tell everyone. We'll have a meeting in the afternoon about how to prevent these kinds of situations and also about how female employees can protect themselves.
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我倒觉得没那么严重，只要加强管理，注意环保，宠物的污染问题应该可以解决。至于传播疾病，只要定期给宠物注射疫苗，平时注意清洁，一旦被宠物抓伤或者咬伤及时处理，养宠物不仅不会威胁人类的安全，反而对健康有好处。有研究表明，养宠物可以调节情绪，对心脏病和一些慢性病有治疗作用，常和宠物接触还有助于防止儿童患过敏症，增强孩子的抵抗力呢。
wǒ dào juéde méi nàme yánzhòng ，zhǐyào jiāqiáng guǎnlǐ ，zhùyì huánbǎo ，chǒngwù de wūrǎnwèntí yīnggāi kěyǐ jiějué 。zhìyú chuánbō jíbìng ，zhǐyào dìngqī gěi chǒngwù zhùshè yìmiáo ，píngshí zhùyì qīngjié ，yīdàn bèi chǒngwù zhuāshāng huòzhě yǎoshāng jíshí chǔlǐ ，yǎng chǒngwù bùjǐn bùhuì wēixié rénlèi de ānquán ，fǎnér duì jiànkāng yǒu hǎochu 。yǒu yánjiū biǎomíng ，yǎng chǒngwù kěyǐ tiáojié qíngxù ，duì xīnzàngbìng hé yīxiē mànxìngbìng yǒu zhìliáo zuòyòng ，cháng hé chǒngwù jiēchù hái yǒuzhùyú fángzhǐ értóng huàn guòmǐnzhèng ，zēngqiáng háizi de dǐkànglì ne 。
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这可不是危言耸听。在互联网时代，人们越来越依赖电脑，如果不积极防止各种病毒的危害，以免电脑故障和信息泄露，那将对我们的工作和生活造成巨大的影响。
zhè kěbùshì wēiyánsǒngtīng 。zài hùliánwǎng shídài ，rénmen yuèláiyuè yīlài diànnǎo ，rúguǒ bù jījí fángzhǐ gèzhǒng bìngdú de wēihài ，yǐmiǎn diànnǎo gùzhàng hé xìnxī xièlòu ，nà jiāng duì wǒmen de gōngzuò hé shēnghuó zàochéng jùdà de yǐngxiǎng 。
I'm not just trying to scare you. In the Internet era, people rely on computers more and more. If we don't pro-actively guard against the danger from all kinds of viruses to prevent computer crashes and information leaks, it will have a huge effect on our work and life.
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