防止
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
防止 (fángzhǐ) · to prevent
防止 (fángzhǐ) means “to prevent”. It is written with 2 characters: 防 (to guard against) + 止 (to stop). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 防止 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)
止 zhǐ · to stop
What 止 is made of
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A foot (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要防止这种错误。Wǒmen yào fángzhǐ zhè zhǒng cuòwù.We must prevent this kind of mistake.
怎么防止感冒？Zěnme fángzhǐ gǎnmào?How can you prevent a cold?
Questions about 防止
What does 防止 mean?
防止 (fángzhǐ) means “to prevent”.
How do you pronounce 防止?
防止 is pronounced fángzhǐ.
Which HSK level is 防止?
防止 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 预防yùfángto prevent
- 防守fángshǒuto defend
- 防御fángyùto defend
- 防治fángzhìto prevent and treat
- 国防guófángnational defense
- 消防xiāofángfirefighting
- 防fángto guard against
- 停止tíngzhǐto stop
- 禁止jìnzhǐto forbid
- 阻止zǔzhǐto stop
Learn 防止 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.