以防
yǐ fáng
Pinyin

Definition

以防
 - 
yǐ fáng
  1. (so as) to avoid
  2. to prevent
  3. (just) in case

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以
yǐ
  1. 1 old variant of 以[yǐ]
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
以后
yǐ hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 later
  3. 3 afterwards
  4. 4 following
  5. 5 later on
  6. 6 in the future
以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
所以
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 the reason why
以上
yǐ shàng
  1. 1 that level or higher
  2. 2 that amount or more
  3. 3 the above-mentioned
  4. 4 (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
以下
yǐ xià
  1. 1 that level or lower
  2. 2 that amount or less
  3. 3 the following
以来
yǐ lái
  1. 1 since (a previous event)
以免
yǐ miǎn
  1. 1 in order to avoid
  2. 2 so as not to
以及
yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
以外
yǐ wài
  1. 1 apart from
  2. 2 other than
  3. 3 except for
  4. 4 external
  5. 5 outside of
  6. 6 on the other side of
  7. 7 beyond
以往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 in the past
  2. 2 formerly
以至于
yǐ zhì yú
  1. 1 down to
  2. 2 up to
  3. 3 to the extent that...
何以
hé yǐ
  1. 1 (literary) why
  2. 2 how
得以
dé yǐ
  1. 1 able to
  2. 2 so that sb can
  3. 3 enabling
  4. 4 in order to
  5. 5 finally in a position to
  6. 6 with sth in view
足以
zú yǐ
  1. 1 sufficient to...
  2. 2 so much so that
  3. 3 so that
防
fáng
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to guard against
  4. 4 to prevent
防守
fáng shǒu
  1. 1 to defend
  2. 2 to protect (against)

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
  1. 1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
  1. 1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  2. 2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

Sample Sentences

还没人来呀！快快，大伙快去找床垫、厚被子什么的，堆在前面，以防万一她掉下来！
hái méi rén lái ya ！kuàikuài ，dàhuǒ kuài qù zhǎo chuángdiàn 、hòu bèizi shénme de ，duī zài qiánmian ，yǐfáng wànyī tā diàoxiàlái ！
Nobody has come yet! Quickly, everybody quickly go find a mattress, thick quilts and stuff like that and pile it in front there, just in case she falls!
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