防止

Meaning(verb)

to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions

Examples

• 多洗手可以防止感冒。

  duō xǐ shǒu kě yǐ fáng zhǐ gǎn mào.

  Washing your hands often helps prevent colds.

• 为了防止迟到，我提前出门。

  wèi le fáng zhǐ chí dào, wǒ tí qián chū mén.

  To avoid being late, I left early.

• 工厂采取措施防止发生事故。

  gōng chǎng cǎi qǔ cuò shī fáng zhǐ fā shēng shì gù.

  The factory took measures to prevent accidents.

Easily confused

• 预防 — 预防 stresses preparing in advance (diseases, disasters); 防止 stresses stopping a bad event from happening.

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