防 防 fang2
to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent

strokes 6
radical
阜
阜
strokes after radical 4
边防 邊防 bian1 fang2
frontier defense

边防警察 邊防警察 bian1 fang2 jing3 cha2
border police

边防军 邊防軍 bian1 fang2 jun1
border guard; frontier army

边防站 邊防站 bian1 fang2 zhan4
border station; frontier post

病虫害绿色防控 病蟲害綠色防控 bing4 chong2 hai4 lv4 se4 fang2 kong4
green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention

布防 布防 bu4 fang2
to lay out a defense

布防迎战 布防迎戰 bu4 fang2 ying2 zhan4
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on

城防 城防 cheng2 fang2
city defense

猝不及防 猝不及防 cu4 bu4 ji2 fang2
to be caught off guard; without warning

堤防 堤防 di1 fang2
dike; embankment; levee

提防 提防 di1 fang2
to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr.

调防 調防 diao4 fang2
to relieve a garrison

杜渐防萌 杜漸防萌 du4 jian1 fang2 meng2
to nip in the bud

防艾 防艾 fang2 ai4
protecting against AIDS

防暴 防暴 fang2 bao4
to suppress a riot; riot control

防暴盾 防暴盾 fang2 bao4 dun4
riot shield

防暴警察 防暴警察 fang2 bao4 jing3 cha2
riot police; riot squad

防备 防備 fang2 bei4
to guard against

防避 防避 fang2 bi4
protection

防弊 防弊 fang2 bi4
anti-fraud; anti-cheating; preventing wrongdoing

防波堤 防波堤 fang2 bo1 di1
breakwater; seawall; fig. defensive buffer zone

防不胜防 防不勝防 fang2 bu4 sheng4 fang2
you can't guard against it (idiom); impossible to defend effectively; not much one can do about it; It can't be prevented.

防潮 防潮 fang2 chao2
damp proof; moisture proof; protection against tides

防潮堤 防潮堤 fang2 chao2 di1
tide embankment

防潮垫 防潮墊 fang2 chao2 dian4
groundsheet (for camping etc)

防城 防城 fang2 cheng2
Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市, Guangxi

防城港 防城港 fang2 cheng2 gang3
Fangchenggang prefecture level city in Guangxi

防城港市 防城港市 fang2 cheng2 gang3 shi4
Fangchenggang prefecture level city in Guangxi

防城各族自治县 防城各族自治縣 fang2 cheng2 ge4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Fangcheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guangxi (temporary name during 1950s for Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区 of Fangchenggang city)

防城区 防城區 fang2 cheng2 qu1
Fangcheng district of Fangchenggang city 防城港市, Guangxi

防城县 防城縣 fang2 cheng2 xian4
former Fangcheng county, now Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区 of Fangchenggang city

防喘振 防喘振 fang2 chuan3 zhen4
anti-surge device (of compressors etc)

防弹 防彈 fang2 dan4
bulletproof

防弹衣 防彈衣 fang2 dan4 yi1
bulletproof vest

防盗 防盜 fang2 dao4
to guard against theft; anti-theft

防盗门 防盜門 fang2 dao4 men2
entrance door (for apartment)

防冻 防凍 fang2 dong4
antifreeze

防冻剂 防凍劑 fang2 dong4 ji4
antifreeze agent

防毒 防毒 fang2 du2
defense against poison; defense against poison gas; anti-narcotics measures; defense against computer viruses

防毒斗篷 防毒斗篷 fang2 du2 dou3 peng2
protective cape

防毒面具 防毒面具 fang2 du2 mian4 ju4
gas mask

防毒软件 防毒軟件 fang2 du2 ruan3 jian4
anti-virus software

防毒手套 防毒手套 fang2 du2 shou3 tao4
protective gloves

防毒通道 防毒通道 fang2 du2 tong1 dao4
protective passageway

防毒围裙 防毒圍裙 fang2 du2 wei2 qun2
protective apron

防毒靴套 防毒靴套 fang2 du2 xue1 tao4
gas-protection boots; protective boots

防堵 防堵 fang2 du3
to prevent; to combat; to counter

防杜 防杜 fang2 du4
to prevent

防范 防範 fang2 fan4
to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive

防风 防風 fang2 feng1
to protect from wind; fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM

防风固沙 防風固沙 fang2 feng1 gu4 sha1
sand break (in desert environment)

防腐 防腐 fang2 fu3
rotproof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion

防腐剂 防腐劑 fang2 fu3 ji4
preservative; antiseptic

防骇 防駭 fang2 hai4
anti-hacker

防寒服 防寒服 fang2 han2 fu2
overcoat; down jacket; winter wear

防核 防核 fang2 he2
nuclear defense; anti-nuclear (installation)

防洪 防洪 fang2 hong2
flood control; flood prevention

防护 防護 fang2 hu4
to defend; to protect

防护眼镜 防護眼鏡 fang2 hu4 yan3 jing4
safety goggles

防滑 防滑 fang2 hua2
antiskid; slip resistant

防滑链 防滑鏈 fang2 hua2 lian4
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)

防化救援 防化救援 fang2 hua4 jiu4 yuan2
antichemical rescue

防患 防患 fang2 huan4
preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster

防患未萌 防患未萌 fang2 huan4 wei4 meng2
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

防患未然 防患未然 fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall; to nip sth in the bud

防患于未然 防患於未然 fang2 huan4 yu2 wei4 ran2
see 防患未然

防火 防火 fang2 huo3
to protect against fire

防火长城 防火長城 fang2 huo3 chang2 cheng2
the Great Firewall of China (Internet censorship)

防火墙 防火牆 fang2 huo3 qiang2
firewall

防火梯 防火梯 fang2 huo3 ti1
fire escape

防夹 防夾 fang2 jia1
antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)

防空 防空 fang2 kong1
anti-aircraft defense

防空洞 防空洞 fang2 kong1 dong4
air-raid shelter

防控 防控 fang2 kong4
to prevent and control (e.g. the spread of a communicable disease)

防狼喷雾 防狼噴霧 fang2 lang2 pen1 wu4
pepper spray

防霉 防霉 fang2 mei2
rot proof; resistance to rot

防门 防門 fang2 men2
defensive gate

防喷罩 防噴罩 fang2 pen1 zhao4
pop filter (audio engineering)

防龋 防齲 fang2 qu3
to prevent tooth decay; anti-caries

防晒 防曬 fang2 shai4
sunburn protection

防晒霜 防曬霜 fang2 shai4 shuang1
suntan lotion; sunscreen cream

防晒油 防曬油 fang2 shai4 you2
sunscreen; sunblock

防身 防身 fang2 shen1
self-protection; to defend oneself

防守 防守 fang2 shou3
to defend; to protect (against)

防守者 防守者 fang2 shou3 zhe3
defender

防暑降温 防暑降溫 fang2 shu3 jiang4 wen1
to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature

防水 防水 fang2 shui3
waterproof

防损 防損 fang2 sun3
loss prevention

防特 防特 fang2 te4
to thwart espionage; counterespionage

防微杜渐 防微杜漸 fang2 wei1 du4 jian4
to nip in the bud (idiom)

防卫 防衛 fang2 wei4
to defend; defensive; defense

防卫大臣 防衛大臣 fang2 wei4 da4 chen2
minister of defense (esp. in Japan)

防卫过当 防衛過當 fang2 wei4 guo4 dang4
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)

防卫武器 防衛武器 fang2 wei4 wu3 qi4
defensive weapon

防蚊液 防蚊液 fang2 wen2 ye4
mosquito repellent

防务 防務 fang2 wu4
(pertaining to) defense

防闲 防閑 fang2 xian2
to guard

防线 防線 fang2 xian4
defensive line or perimeter

防锈 防銹 fang2 xiu4
rust prevention; anti-corrosion

防血凝 防血凝 fang2 xue4 ning2
anti-coagulant

防汛 防汛 fang2 xun4
flood control; anti-flood (precautions)

防疫 防疫 fang2 yi4
disease prevention; protection against epidemic

防油溅网 防油濺網 fang2 you2 jian4 wang3
splatter screen

防御 防禦 fang2 yu4
defense; to defend

防御工事 防禦工事 fang2 yu4 gong1 shi4
fortification; defensive structure

防御率 防禦率 fang2 yu4 lv4
earned run average (baseball)

防御术 防禦術 fang2 yu4 shu4
defensive art

防御性 防禦性 fang2 yu4 xing4
defensive (weapons)

防灾 防災 fang2 zai1
disaster prevention; to protect against natural disasters

防长 防長 fang2 zhang3
abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长, Minister of Defense

防震 防震 fang2 zhen4
shockproof; to guard against earthquakes

防止 防止 fang2 zhi3
to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions

防治 防治 fang2 zhi4
prevention and cure

放射防护 放射防護 fang4 she4 fang2 hu4
radiological defense

辐射防护 輻射防護 fu2 she4 fang2 hu4
radiation protection

个人防护装备 個人防護裝備 ge4 ren2 fang2 hu4 zhuang1 bei4
individual protective equipment

攻防 攻防 gong1 fang2
attack and defense; the midfield (in soccer)

关防 關防 guan1 fang2
security measures (esp. border security); official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)

国防 國防 guo2 fang2
national defense

国防部 國防部 guo2 fang2 bu4
Defense Department; Ministry of National Defense

国防部长 國防部長 guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3
Defense secretary; Defense Minister

国防工业 國防工業 guo2 fang2 gong1 ye4
defense industry

国防科学技术工业委员会 國防科學技術工業委員會 guo2 fang2 ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 gong1 ye4 wei3 yuan2 hui4
Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND); abbr. to 國防科工委|国防科工委

国防利益 國防利益 guo2 fang2 li4 yi4
(national) defense interests

国防现代化 國防現代化 guo2 fang2 xian4 dai4 hua4
modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

国防语言学院 國防語言學院 guo2 fang2 yu3 yan2 xue2 yuan4
US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)

国防预算 國防預算 guo2 fang2 yu4 suan4
defense budget

海防 海防 hai3 fang2
coastal defense

害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無 hai4 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 you3 - fang2 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 wu2
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

核防御 核防御 he2 fang2 yu4
nuclear defense

化学武器防护 化學武器防護 hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4 fang2 hu4
chemical weapon defense

划圆防守 劃圓防守 hua4 yuan2 fang2 shou3
to counter (a stroke in fencing)

换防 換防 huan4 fang2
to relieve a garrison; to change guard complement

积谷防饥 積穀防饑 ji1 gu3 fang2 ji1
storing grain against a famine; to lay sth by for a rainy day; also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥

疾病预防中心 疾病預防中心 ji2 bing4 yu4 fang2 zhong1 xin1
Center for Disease Control (US)

集体防护 集體防護 ji2 ti3 fang2 hu4
collective protection

简氏防务周刊 簡氏防務週刊 jian3 shi4 fang2 wu4 zhou1 kan1
Jane's defense weekly

俭以防匮 儉以防匱 jian3 yi3 fang2 kui4
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)

谨防 謹防 jin3 fang2
to guard against; to beware of

钜防 鉅防 ju4 fang2
iron defense; defensive gate or wall (refers to the Great Wall)

拒腐防变 拒腐防變 ju4 fu3 fang2 bian4
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration

空防 空防 kong1 fang2
air force; air defense

冷不防 冷不防 leng3 bu5 fang2
unexpectedly; suddenly; at unawares; off guard; against expectations

猛不防 猛不防 meng3 bu4 fang2
suddenly; unexpectedly; taken by surprise; at unawares

明枪好躲，暗箭难防 明槍好躲，暗箭難防 ming2 qiang1 hao3 duo3 - an4 jian4 nan2 fang2
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

明枪易躲，暗箭难防 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 - an4 jian4 nan2 fang2
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

欧洲防风 歐洲防風 ou1 zhou1 fang2 feng1
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

齐格菲防线 齊格菲防線 qi2 ge2 fei1 fang2 xian4
Siegfried Line, line of German military defenses during WWI and WWII

设防 設防 she4 fang2
to set up defenses; to fortify

疏于防范 疏於防範 shu1 yu2 fang2 fan4
to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance

卫生防疫 衛生防疫 wei4 sheng1 fang2 yi4
epidemic-prevention

消防 消防 xiao1 fang2
firefighting; fire control

消防车 消防車 xiao1 fang2 che1
fire engine; fire truck

消防队 消防隊 xiao1 fang2 dui4
fire brigade; fire department

消防队员 消防隊員 xiao1 fang2 dui4 yuan2
fireman

消防局 消防局 xiao1 fang2 ju2
fire department

消防署 消防署 xiao1 fang2 shu3
fire station

消防栓 消防栓 xiao1 fang2 shuan1
fire hydrant

消防员 消防員 xiao1 fang2 yuan2
firefighter; fireman

小孩堤防 小孩堤防 xiao3 hai2 di2 fang2
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists

心理防线 心理防線 xin1 li3 fang2 xian4
psychological barrier

严防 嚴防 yan2 fang2
to take strict precautions; on your guard

养儿防老 養兒防老 yang3 er2 fang2 lao3
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

以防 以防 yi3 fang2
(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case

以防万一 以防萬一 yi3 fang2 wan4 yi1
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities

预防 預防 yu4 fang2
to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic

预防措施 預防措施 yu4 fang2 cuo4 shi1
protective step; protective measure

预防法 預防法 yu4 fang2 fa3
prophylaxis; medical prevention

预防接种 預防接種 yu4 fang2 jie1 zhong4
prophylactic inoculation

预防免疫 預防免疫 yu4 fang2 mian3 yi4
prophylactic inoculation

预防器 預防器 yu4 fang2 qi4
prophylactic equipment; condom

预防性 預防性 yu4 fang2 xing4
prophylactic; preventative; protective

预防针 預防針 yu4 fang2 zhen1
immunization injection; fig. forewarning; heads-up; preventive measure

增防 增防 zeng1 fang2
to reinforce defenses

战略防御倡议 戰略防御倡議 zhan4 lve4 fang2 yu4 chang4 yi4
strategic defense initiative (SDI)

正当防卫 正當防衛 zheng4 dang4 fang2 wei4
reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense

中高度防空 中高度防空 zhong1 gao1 du4 fang2 kong1
high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)

中国国防科技信息中心 中國國防科技信息中心 zhong1 guo2 guo2 fang2 ke1 ji4 xin4 xi1 zhong1 xin1
China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)

自我防卫 自我防衛 zi4 wo3 fang2 wei4
self-defense