预防针 (yù fáng zhēn) — (literal) vaccination, immunization injection; (figurative) advance warning, preventive reminder (often in 打预防针)
Definition
Literally 'preventive shot', used for both vaccinations and the figurative sense of an advance warning — as in 打预防针 ('give someone a heads-up so they're prepared').
noun
(literal) vaccinationimmunization injection(figurative) advance warningpreventive reminder (often in 打预防针)
Measure word · 针
Examples
- 预防针。Hái zi měi nián dōu yào dǎ yù fáng zhēn.The child needs to get a vaccination shot every year.
- 预防针，。Lǎo shī tí qián gěi wǒ men dǎ le yù fáng zhēn, shuō kǎo shì huì hěn nán.The teacher gave us an advance warning that the exam would be hard.
- 预防针，。Mā ma zài diàn huà lǐ gěi wǒ dǎ le yù fáng zhēn, ràng wǒ bié chí dào.Mom gave me a warning on the phone not to be late.
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