设防 (shè fáng) — to set up defenses, to fortify
Definition
Literally 'set up defenses', used for both physical fortifications and figurative mental guardedness. A formal, written term rather than everyday 防御 (defense) or 防守 (to defend in sport/game).
verb
to set up defensesto fortify
Examples
- 设防。Zhè ge chéng shì zài biān jìng shàng shè fáng le.This city has set up defenses on the border.
- 。Tā men yǐ jīng zài hé biān shè hǎo le fáng.They have already finished setting up defenses by the river.
- ，设防。Miàn duì pī píng, tā nèi xīn bú shè fáng.Facing criticism, he doesn't set up defenses in his heart.
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