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防卫

fáng wèi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 防衛

防卫 (fáng wèi) means "to defend; defensive; defense". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 防卫 means

1. to defend
2. defensive
3. defense

The characters in 防卫

• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against
• 卫wèito guard; to protect; to defend

Words starting with 防卫

• 防卫武器fáng wèi wǔ qìdefensive weapon
• 防卫过当fáng wèi guò dàngexcessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
• 防卫大臣fáng wèi dà chénminister of defense (esp. in Japan)

Words containing 防卫

• 正当防卫zhèng dàng fáng wèireasonable self-defense; legitimate defense
• 自我防卫zì wǒ fáng wèiself-defense

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