Definition
防卫 (fáng wèi) means 'to defend' specifically against an attack or threat, often in military, legal, or rights contexts. It focuses on repelling an active attack, unlike 防守 (fáng shǒu 'to guard a position') or 防御 (fáng yù 'strategic defense'). 保卫 (bǎo wèi) emphasizes safeguarding people or territory, while 自卫 (zì wèi) is self-defense.
verb
to defendto protect against attack
Easily confused
- 方位fāng wèisound-alikedirection, orientation, position (especially relative to compass points)
Examples
- 防卫。Tāmen yǒnggǎn de fáng wèi le zhè zuò chéngshì.They bravely defended this city.
- 防卫。Zhè tiáo fǎlǜ zhuānmén yònglái fáng wèi xiāofèizhě de quányì.This law is specifically used to defend consumers' rights.
- 防卫。Měi ge guójiā dōu yǒu quán fáng wèi zìjǐ de biānjìng.Every country has the right to defend its borders.
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