防护 (fáng hù) — to protect, to defend | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

防护 focuses on protection against specific threats or hazards (diseases, radiation, cold). 比保护 (general 'to protect') more narrow and often appears in technical/medical contexts.

verb

to protectto defend

Examples

，防护。
Zài yì qíng qī jiān, dà jiā dōu yào zuò hǎo fáng hù gōng zuò.
During the pandemic, everyone needs to do a good job of protection.
防护。
Zhè zhǒng miàn shuāng kě yǐ fáng hù pí fū.
This kind of cream can protect the skin.
防护。
Wǒ men xū yào jiā qiáng fáng hù yì shí.
We need to strengthen our awareness of protection.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

防fángprotect

护hùprotect

防 and 护 both mean guard, so the meaning is defend or protect.

Characters in this word

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

阝方防

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.

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

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

户hù护hù

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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