联防 (lián fáng) — joint defense (coordinated security by multiple units); joint defense command

Definition

联防 (liánfáng) is a formal, organized 'joint defense' — multiple groups (police, communities, countries) coordinate security or patrol together. Usually appears in compounds like 联防队, 联防协议, or 警民联防.

noun
joint defense (coordinated security by multiple units)joint defense command

Examples

  • 联防，。
    Zhè ge shè qū chéng lì le lián fáng duì, fù zé yè jiān xún luó.
    This community established a joint defense team responsible for night patrols.
  • 联防。
    Jǐng mín lián fáng yǒu xiào jiǎn shǎo le fàn zuì lǜ.
    Police-civilian joint defense has effectively reduced the crime rate.
  • 联防，。
    Liǎng guó qiān shǔ le lián fáng xié yì, jiā qiáng biān jìng ān quán.
    The two countries signed a joint defense agreement to strengthen border security.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

联liánjoint
防fángdefense

联 (joint) specifies how 防 (defense) is carried out, giving coordinated security.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng防fáng
Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

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