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
防卫
fángwèi
to defend; self-defence
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Example phrases
- 律师认为他的行为属于正当防卫，而非故意伤害。 Lǜshī rènwéi tā de xíngwéi shǔyú zhèngdàng fángwèi, ér fēi gùyì shānghài. The lawyer argued that his actions constituted legitimate self-defence rather than intentional injury.
- 遇到危险时，人有权为了保护自己而防卫。 Yùdào wēixiǎn shí, rén yǒu quán wèile bǎohù zìjǐ ér fángwèi. When in danger, people have the right to defend themselves in order to protect themselves.
- 学校开了防卫课，教女孩子怎么保护自己。 Xuéxiào kāi le fángwèi kè, jiāo nǚháizi zěnme bǎohù zìjǐ. The school opened a self-defence class that teaches girls how to protect themselves.
Related words
- 防 fáng to guard against
- 防止 fángzhǐ to prevent
- 预防 yùfáng to prevent
- 防治 fángzhì to prevent and treat
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 提防 dīfang to guard against; to beware of
- 防盗 fángdào anti-theft; to guard against theft
- 防范 fángfàn to guard against; to prevent
- 防护 fánghù to protect; protection
- 防火墙 fánghuǒqiáng firewall; fire wall
- 防守 fángshǒu to defend; defence
- 防汛 fángxùn flood prevention; to guard against floods