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防微杜渐

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4-character word Traditional 防微杜漸

What 防微杜渐 means

1. to nip in the bud (idiom)

The characters in 防微杜渐

• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against
• 微wēitiny; miniature; slightly
• 杜dùbirchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent
• 渐jiàngradual; gradually

Example sentences

• 防微杜渐。
  A stitch in time saves nine.