防守
Old HSK 6
防守 (fángshǒu) · to defend
防守 (fángshǒu) means “to defend; defense”. It is written with 2 characters: 防 (to guard against) + 守 (to guard). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 防守 is built
The characters
防 fáng · to guard against
What 防 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
守 shǒu · to guard
What 守 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: Keeping something 寸 within one's walls 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们队的防守非常好。Wǒmen duì de fángshǒu fēicháng hǎo.Our team's defense is very good.
他在比赛中负责防守。Tā zài bǐsài zhōng fùzé fángshǒu.He is in charge of defense in the match.
Questions about 防守
What does 防守 mean?
防守 (fángshǒu) means “to defend; defense”.
How do you pronounce 防守?
防守 is pronounced fángshǒu.
Which HSK level is 防守?
防守 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 防止fángzhǐto prevent
- 预防yùfángto prevent
- 防御fángyùto defend
- 防治fángzhìto prevent and treat
- 国防guófángnational defense
- 消防xiāofángfirefighting
- 防fángto guard against
- 保守bǎoshǒuconservative
- 遵守zūnshǒuto obey
- 守护shǒuhùto guard
Learn 防守 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.