Definition
防治 (fáng zhì) means 'to prevent and treat/control' — it covers both stopping something from happening and dealing with it once it occurs. This makes it broader than 防止 (fáng zhǐ) or 预防 (yù fáng), which only mean 'to prevent' or 'to take precautions'. It is commonly used for diseases, pests, and pollution.
verb
to prevent and treatto control (disease, pests, pollution, etc.)
Easily confused
- 防止fáng zhǐsound-aliketo prevent; to guard against
- 放置fàng zhìsound-aliketo place, to put (in a specific position)
- 仿制fǎng zhìsound-aliketo copy, to imitate (by making a replica)
- 纺织fǎng zhīsound-aliketo spin and weave; to produce textiles
Examples
- 防治。Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū rúhé fáng zhì zhè zhǒng xīnxíng bìngdú.Scientists are researching how to prevent and treat this new virus.
- 防治。Nóngyè bùmén tuīguǎng le shēngwù fáng zhì jìshù lái jiǎnshǎo nóngyào shǐyòng.The agricultural department promoted biological control techniques to reduce pesticide use.
- 防治。Jiāqiáng huánjìng jiāncè yǒuzhù yú kōngqì wūrǎn de fáng zhì.Strengthening environmental monitoring helps with the prevention and control of air pollution.
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