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防患
fánghuàn
1. preventative measures
2. to guard against accident or disaster
Uncommon • Top 95%

Character Breakdown

防
fáng
to protect, to defend, to guard against
HSK 5 6 丶
患
huàn
suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (2)

防患未然
fánghuànwèirán
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall
防患未萌
fánghuànwèiméng
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
80,399 of 84,292