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
防汛
fángxùn
flood prevention; to guard against floods
Characters in this word
汛 xùn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 卂 to fly rapidly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 进入雨季前，各地必须提前完成防汛物资储备。 Jìnrù yǔjì qián, gèdì bìxū tíqián wánchéng fángxùn wùzī chǔbèi. Before the rainy season begins, all regions must complete flood-prevention supply reserves in advance.
- 雨季快到了，村里的人开始加固河堤，做好防汛准备。 Yǔjì kuài dào le, cūn lǐ de rén kāishǐ jiāgù hédī, zuòhǎo fángxùn zhǔnbèi. The rainy season is near, and the villagers are reinforcing the embankment to prepare for flood prevention.
- 防汛工作人员昼夜守在河边，随时观察水位。 Fángxùn gōngzuò rényuán zhòuyè shǒu zài hé biān, suíshí guānchá shuǐwèi. Flood-control staff stay by the river day and night, watching the water level at all times.
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
- 防卫 fángwèi to defend; self-defence