How to say “prevent” in Chinese
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“Prevent” in Chinese is 防止, fáng zhǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
防止 is read fáng zhǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 阝 “hill”: the first meaning is a dike. On the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound.
A drawing of a foot. It hints at the sound of 址 zhǐ.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “防止”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 防止. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们要防止河流受到污染wǒmenyàofángzhǐhéliúshòudàowūrǎnWe must keep the rivers from being polluted.
- 我们要防止土地变成沙漠wǒmenyàofángzhǐtǔdìbiànchéngshāmòWe must not let the land turn into desert.
More words from the lesson “Nature under threat”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “prevent” in Chinese?
“Prevent” in Chinese is 防止, pinyin fángzhǐ.
What does 防止 mean?
防止 (fángzhǐ) means “prevent”.
How do you write 防止?
防止 is 2 characters: 防 (fáng) — defend, prevent; 止 (zhǐ) — stop. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 防止?
防止 is read fángzhǐ. Tones: fáng — second tone, zhǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“prevent” in the lesson “Nature under threat”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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