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增防
zēng fáng
Pinyin
Definition
增防
-
zēng fáng
to reinforce defenses
Character Decomposition
增
土
丷
口
丨
丷
日
防
阝
方
Related Words
(20)
增加
zēng jiā
1
to raise
2
to increase
新增
xīn zēng
1
newly added
2
additional
3
to add (to what already exists)
增
zēng
1
to increase
2
to expand
3
to add
增值
zēng zhí
1
to appreciate (financially)
2
to increase in value
3
value-added (accountancy)
增城
Zēng chéng
1
Zengcheng county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guǎng zhōu], Guangdong
增多
zēng duō
1
to increase
2
to grow in number
增大
zēng dà
1
to enlarge
2
to amplify
3
to magnify
增强
zēng qiáng
1
to increase
2
to strengthen
增添
zēng tiān
1
to add
2
to increase
增速
zēng sù
1
to speed up
2
to accelerate
3
growth rate (economics)
增进
zēng jìn
1
to promote
2
to enhance
3
to further
4
to advance (a cause etc)
增长
zēng zhǎng
1
to grow
2
to increase
增高
zēng gāo
1
to heighten
2
to raise
3
to increase
4
to rise
提防
dī fáng
1
to guard against
2
to be vigilant
3
watch you don't (slip)
4
also pr. [tí fáng]
消防
xiāo fáng
1
firefighting
2
fire control
消防车
xiāo fáng chē
1
fire engine
2
fire truck
防
fáng
1
to protect
2
to defend
3
to guard against
4
to prevent
防备
fáng bèi
1
to guard against
防守
fáng shǒu
1
to defend
2
to protect (against)
防晒
fáng shài
1
sunburn protection
Idioms
(11)
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
1
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
2
prepared for any eventualities
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
1
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
1
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
1
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
有增无已
yǒu zēng wú yǐ
1
constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
有增无减
yǒu zēng wú jiǎn
1
to increase without letup
2
to get worse and worse (idiom)
防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng
1
you can't guard against it (idiom)
2
impossible to defend effectively
3
not much one can do about it
4
It can't be prevented.
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
1
to nip in the bud (idiom)
防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán
1
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
2
to forestall
3
to nip sth in the bud
防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng
1
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
马齿徒增
mǎ chǐ tú zēng
1
(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)
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