预防 (預防)
yù fáng
Pinyin

Definition

预防 (預防)
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yù fáng
  1. to prevent
  2. to take precautions against
  3. to protect
  4. to guard against
  5. precautionary
  6. prophylactic

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

防
fáng
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to guard against
  4. 4 to prevent
防守
fáng shǒu
  1. 1 to defend
  2. 2 to protect (against)
防晒
fáng shài
  1. 1 sunburn protection
防止
fáng zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to take precautions
防水
fáng shuǐ
  1. 1 waterproof

Idioms (8)

以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
  1. 1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
  2. 2 prepared for any eventualities
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 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. 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. 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
防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng
  1. 1 you can't guard against it (idiom)
  2. 2 impossible to defend effectively
  3. 3 not much one can do about it
  4. 4 It can't be prevented.

Sample Sentences

其实运动补水要遵循预防性补充和少量多次的原则，意思也就是说，在运动前、中、后都应该补水。这样可以避免一次性大量补水对肠胃道和心血管系统造成的负担。
qíshí yùndòng bǔ shuǐ yào zūnxún yùfángxìng bǔchōng hé shǎoliàng duōcì de yuánzé ，yìsi yějiùshìshuō ，zài yùndòng qián 、zhōng 、hòu dōu yīnggāi bǔ shuǐ 。zhèyàng kěyǐ bìmiǎn yīcìxìng dàliàng bǔ shuǐ duì chángwèidào hé xīnxuèguǎn xìtǒng zàochéng de fùdān 。
Actually when drinking water during sports you have to obey the principles of preventative supplementing and drinking a little bit many times. That is to say, you should drink before, during and after exercise. That's how you can avoid putting a burden on your intestines, stomach and the network of blood vessels in your heart.
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如何让孩子放下手机游戏——青少年沉迷网络游戏乱象与预防措施调查
rúhé ràng háizi fàngxià shǒujī yóuxì ——qīngshàonián chénmí Wǎngluò yóuxì luànxiàng yǔ yùfáng cuòshī diàochá
How to get children not to indulge in mobile games - problems and chaos with teenage indulgence in mobile games and a survey on preventive measures.
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你说得有理，预防胜于治疗，多花点儿心思是对的，不过你是怎么知道这么多关于食物的知识的？
nǐ shuō de yǒulǐ ，yùfáng shèngyú zhìliáo ，duō huā diǎnr xīnsi shì duì de ，bùguò nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào zhème duō guānyú shíwù de zhīshi de ？
That sounds logical, prevention is better than cure, it's better to be a bit more thoughtful, but how do you know so much about food?
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是啊。而且人们的健康观念也在不断进步，从原来的有病治病转变为预防和治疗并重，这也为健康医疗的发展提供了更广阔的空间。
shì a 。érqiě rénmen de jiànkāng guānniàn yě zài bùduàn jìnbù ，cóng yuánlái de yǒubìng zhìbìng zhuǎnbiàn wéi yùfáng hé zhìliáo bìngzhòng ，zhè yě wèi jiànkāng yīliáo de fāzhǎn tígōng le gèng guǎngkuò de kōngjiān 。
Yes. People's awareness of health is continually advancing, from the original notion of getting treated for an illness when you get it, there's been a move towards treating preventative medicine and treatment with equal weight, which has provided more room for the development of health treatments.
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科学都证明了吃内脏是有益健康的，比如猪肝里含有丰富的维生素A，可以预防夜盲症。
kēxué dōu zhèngmíng le chī nèizàng shì yǒuyì jiànkāng de ，bǐrú zhūgān lǐ hányǒu fēngfù de wéishēngsù A ，kěyǐ yùfáng yèmángzhèng 。
Science has proven that eating organs is good for your health. For example, pig's liver is rich in vitamin A, which is able to prevent night blindness.
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超级细菌虽然抗药性超强，但并不一定会致病。对个人而言，注意卫生，提高自身免疫力是简单有效的预防方法。但要从根本上对付“超级细菌”，最重要的还是避免滥用抗生素。
chāojíxìjūn suīrán kàngyàoxìng chāo qiáng ，dàn bìng bù yīdìng huì zhìbìng 。duì gèrén éryán ，zhùyì wèishēng ，tígāo zìshēn miǎnyìlì shì jiǎndān yǒuxiào de yùfáng fāngfǎ 。dàn yào cóng gēnběn shàng duìfu “chāojíxìjūn ”，zuì zhòngyào de háishì bìmiǎn lànyòng kàngshēngsù 。
Although super bugs are extremely resistant to drugs, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will cause illness. With regard to the individual, pay close attention to hygiene. Building up your own immune system is the most simple and effective preventative measure. However, in dealing with super bugs, the most important thing is to avoid abusing antibiotics.
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中医的宗旨是预防，讲求的是养生与治疗结合，在治疗某些病症上见效的确比西医慢。现代社会的生活节奏越来越快，人们都讲求时间效益，生病的时候选择首先看西医也并不奇怪。可是这并不能说明中医在国内就没有发展前途啊，不是有百分之八十七的人都相信中医吗？
zhōngyī de zōngzhǐ shì yùfáng ，jiǎngqiú de shì yǎngshēng yǔ zhìliáo jiéhé ，zài zhìliáo mǒuxiē bìngzhèng shàng jiànxiào díquè bǐ xīyī màn 。xiàndài shèhuì de shēnghuó jiézòu yuèláiyuè kuài ，rénmen dōu jiǎngqiú shíjiān xiàoyì ，shēngbìng de shíhou xuǎnzé shǒuxiān kàn xīyī yě bìngbù qíguài 。kěshì zhè bìng bù néng shuōmíng zhōngyī zài guónèi jiù méiyǒu fāzhǎn qiántú ā ，bùshì yǒu bǎifēnzhi bāshíqī de rén dōu xiāngxìn zhōngyī ma ？
The purpose of Chinese Medicine is prevention. It puts the most weight on the combination of keeping good health and curing disease. In curing some diseases, its visible results are definitely slower than Western medicine's. The pace of life in modern society is getting faster all the time. Everyone cares about fast results. Making Western medicine your first choice when you get sick isn't really strange. But this definitely does not mean that there is no potential for Chinese Medicine in China. Don't 87% of people believe in it?
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可我们现在说的是结婚啊！提前预防总比到时候出了事强吧！
kě wǒmen xiànzài shuō de shì jiéhūn ā ！tíqián yùfáng zǒng bǐ dào shíhou chū le shì qiáng ba ！
But we're talking about marriage! It's always better to prepare ahead of time than to have problems later on!
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