How to say “prevention and treatment” in Chinese

防治
fángzhì

prevention and treatment

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Illness and treatment”

“Prevention and treatment” in Chinese is 防治, fáng zhì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

防治 is read fáng zhì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fáng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
zhì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

防
fáng — defend, prevent

On the left, 阝 “hill”: the first meaning is a dike. On the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound.

治
zhì — treat, cure; govern

On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 台.

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 “防治”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “prevention and treatment” in Chinese?

“Prevention and treatment” in Chinese is 防治, pinyin fángzhì.

What does 防治 mean?

防治 (fángzhì) means “prevention and treatment”.

How do you write 防治?

防治 is 2 characters: 防 (fáng) — defend, prevent; 治 (zhì) — treat, cure; govern. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 防治?

防治 is read fángzhì. Tones: fáng — second tone, zhì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“prevention and treatment” in the lesson “Recovery and prevention”

This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. 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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