布防 (bù fáng) — to deploy troops for defense; to garrison | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A military term meaning to position and station troops for defense of a location. Refers specifically to troop deployment for garrisoning, not general fortification.

verb

to deploy troops for defenseto garrison

Examples

布防。
Jūn duì zài biān jìng bù fáng.
The army is deployed for defense at the border.
。
Zhǐ huī bù yǐ jīng bù hǎo le fáng.
The command has already finished deploying the defense.
。
Zhè ge dì qū zhī bù guò yí cì fáng.
This area has only been garrisoned once.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

布bùdeploy

防fángdefense

布 means deploy and 防 means defense, so together they mean arranging defenses.

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

巾巾jīnkerchief

Sound part声符shēngfú

父

父fù布bù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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