Chinese word

防范

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng fàn

Meaning

  • verbguard against

Example

我们要防范诈骗。wǒ men yào fáng fàn zhà piàn

We need to guard against scams.

Illustration for 防范 (guard against)

More examples

工厂必须严格管理，防范火灾和安全事故。gōng chǎng bì xū yán gé guán lǐ fáng fàn huǒ zāi hé ān quán shì gù

The factory must be strictly managed to guard against fires and safety accidents.

Core concept

Careful attention and protective measures keep a risk from becoming a harmful event.

Common phrases

  • 防范火灾fáng fàn huǒ zāi

    guard against fires

  • 防范风险fáng fàn fēng xiǎn

    guard against risks

  • 防范事故fáng fàn shì gù

    guard against accidents

Similar words

防止fáng zhǐ: Keeping accidents, fraud, and other harmful events from occurring.
预防yù fáng: Making preparations beforehand to stop an unwanted result.
警惕jǐng tì: Paying closer attention after noticing danger or a problem.
提防dī fáng: Watching a person or situation carefully to protect against harm.

Definition in Chinese

通过警觉和采取防护方法来阻止某事发生或减轻可能的危害。tōng guò jǐng jué hé cái qǔ fáng hù fāng fǎ lái zú zhǐ mǒu shì fā shēng huò jiǎn qīng kě néng de wēi hài

Word origin

防 (fáng, "guard against") + 范 (fàn, "boundary") presents prevention as keeping a possible danger outside a protected boundary.

Usage tips

  • 防范 (fángfàn, "guard against") has a formal, organized tone in everyday Chinese and commonly appears in announcements, safety advice, and workplace guidance rather than relaxed chat.

Other meanings

  • be alert toverb
  • preventverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 防范措施fáng fàn cuò shīpreventive measuresnoun
  • 防范机制fáng fàn jī zhìprevention mechanismnoun
  • 防范工作fáng fàn gōng zuòprevention worknoun

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