预 yù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- Made of
- 予 to give 页 page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
预防
yùfáng
to prevent
Characters in this word
防 fáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 方 square, rectangle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 要预防感冒。 Yào yùfáng gǎnmào. We should prevent colds.
- 多洗手预防病。 Duō xǐ shǒu yùfáng bìng. Wash your hands often to prevent illness.
- 预防火灾很重要。 Yùfáng huǒzāi hěn zhòngyào. Preventing fires is very important.
Related words
- 预报 yùbào forecast
- 预计 yùjì to expect; to estimate
- 预习 yùxí to prepare before class
- 预测 yùcè to predict
- 预订 yùdìng to reserve
- 干预 gānyù to interfere
- 预备 yùbèi to prepare
- 预期 yùqī expected; expectation
- 防 fáng to guard against
- 防止 fángzhǐ to prevent
- 防治 fángzhì to prevent and treat
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting