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以防

yǐ fáng

2-character word

What 以防 means

1. (so as) to avoid
2. to prevent
3. (just) in case

The characters in 以防

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against

Example sentences

• 带上你的外套以防下雨。
  Dàishàng nǐ de wàitào yǐfáng xiàyǔ.
  Take your coat in case it rains.
• 以防下雨你最好带把伞。
  Yǐfáng xiàyǔ nǐ zuì hǎo dài bǎ sǎn.
  You'd better take an umbrella with you in case it rains.
• 她穿着一件厚外套以防止冷。
  Tā chuān zhe yī jiàn hòu wàitào yǐfáng zhǐ lěng.
  She was wearing a thick coat against the chill.
• 我们总是应该带上安全带以防出事故。
  Wǒmen zǒngshì yīnggāi dàishàng ānquándài yǐfáng chūshì gù.
  We should always wear a seatbelt in case we have an accident.
• 他们和一个导游一起出发，只是为了以防迷路。
  Tāmen hé yī gè dǎoyóu yīqǐ chūfā, zhǐ shì wèile yǐfáng mílù.
  They set out with a guide just in case they lost their way.

Words starting with 以防

• 以防万一yǐ fáng wàn yīto guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities