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防范

fáng fàn

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

防范 (fáng fàn) means "to be on guard; wariness; to guard against". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 防范 means

1. to be on guard
2. wariness
3. to guard against
4. preventive

The characters in 防范

• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against
• 范fànpattern; model; example

Example sentences

• 如今已经没甚么能防范大规模杀伤性武器了。
  Nowadays it's not possible to protect oneself against weapons of mass destruction.

Words containing 防范

• 疏于防范shū yú fáng fànto neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance

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