Definition
设防 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to set up defenses' or 'to fortify'. The noun 防 can be separated from 设 when adding aspect markers, complements, or measure words — for example, 设了防 ('set up defenses'), 设好防 ('finished setting up defenses'), or 设一道防 ('set up one line of defense'). It's commonly used in military, security, or metaphorical contexts (e.g., emotional defenses).
v.o.
to set up defensesto fortify
Examples
- 设防。Zhège chéngshì zài biānjìng shàng shè fáng le.This city has set up defenses on the border.
- 。Tāmen yǐjīng zài hé biān shè hǎo le fáng.They have already finished setting up defenses by the river.
- ，设防。Miànduì pīpíng, tā nèixīn bù shè fáng.Facing criticism, he doesn't set up defenses in his heart.
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