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防治 (fáng zhì) — to prevent and treat; to control (disease, pests, pollution, etc.)

Definition

防治 means 'prevent AND treat/control' together — used for diseases, pests, or pollution where both steps matter. 防 and 预防 only cover prevention; 防治 adds the treatment side.

verb
to prevent and treatto control (disease, pests, pollution, etc.)

Examples

  • 防治。
    Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū rú hé fáng zhì zhè zhǒng xīn xíng bìng dú.
    Scientists are researching how to prevent and treat this new virus.
  • 防治。
    Nóng yè bù mén tuī guǎng le shēng wù fáng zhì jì shù lái jiǎn shǎo nóng yào shǐ yòng.
    The agricultural department promoted biological control techniques to reduce pesticide use.
  • 防治。
    Jiā qiáng huán jìng jiān cè yǒu zhù yú kōng qì wū rǎn de fáng zhì.
    Strengthening environmental monitoring helps with the prevention and control of air pollution.

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fángprevent
治zhìtreat

防 means prevent and 治 means treat, so together they cover prevention and cure.

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.

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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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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
台
台tái治zhì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

治 has 水 (water) and 台; 台 gives the sound, and the character named a river.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Medicine & Treatment

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