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捍卫

hàn wèi

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 捍衛

捍卫 (hàn wèi) means "to defend; to uphold; to safeguard". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 捍卫 means

1. to defend; to uphold; to safeguard

The characters in 捍卫

• 捍hànto ward off (a blow); to withstand; to defend
• 卫wèito guard; to protect; to defend

Example sentences

• 我会捍卫我的原则。
  I'll stick to my principles.

Words starting with 捍卫

• 捍卫者hàn wèi zhědefender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy)

Where 捍卫 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · háng–hé (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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