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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

预防 [yùfáng]
  1. 1. verb prevent

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

预防 [yùfáng]
  1. 1. prevent; take precautions against; guard against
    预防火灾
    take precautions against fire
    采取预防措施
    take preventive measures
    贯彻以预防为主的医疗方针
    carry out the policy of putting prevention first in medical work
  2. 2. noun prevention

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

预防 [yùfáng]
  1. 1. 预先防备
    预防流感。

Examples

预防和治疗并重
lay equal stress on prevention and cure
我说的这些话,就算是给你打预防针吧。
Let these words of mine serve as a warning to you.
采取预防措施
take preventive measures
预防胜于治疗。
Prevention is better than cure.
现在提倡使用安全套,预防艾滋病。
Condoms are recommended as a way to prevent AIDS.
他的车刚装了预防刹车失灵的保险装置。
He has just installed a safety device for his car in case of break failure.
这种感冒药有表汗作用,可以预防流感。
These pills have the effect of making one sweat, driving the cold out of your body and guarding you against flu.
种白菜一定要注意预防菜蛾。
When growing cabbage, we must guard against plutellid moth.

Collocations

预防疾病
to prevent disease
预防措施
measures
有效预防
to effectively prevent
加强预防
to effectively prevent

Word Decomposition


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