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以防
yǐfáng
1. (so as) to avoid
2. to prevent
3. (just) in case
Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2 4 丶
防
fáng
to protect, to defend, to guard against
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (2)

以防万一
yǐfángwànyī
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
俭以防匮
jiǎnyǐfángkuì
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,770 of 84,292