提防 meaning in English

dīfang

to guard against; to be vigilant

HSK 7-9verb18 strokes

Meaning of 提防

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dīfang
  1. to guard against
  2. to be vigilant
  3. watch you don't (slip)
  4. Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

提 tí · to carry · 12 strokes

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防 fáng · to protect · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 提防.

提到tídàoto mention; to raise (a subject)
提出tíchūto raise (an issue); to propose
提高tígāoto raise; to increase
提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time
防止fángzhǐto prevent; to guard against
提问tíwènto question; to quiz; to grill
预防yùfángto prevent; to take precautions against
提供tígōngto offer; to supply
提醒tíxǐngto remind; to call attention to
提起tíqǐto mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
提示tíshìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)
前提qiántípremise; precondition

Questions about 提防

What does 提防 mean?

提防 (dīfang) means "to guard against; to be vigilant" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 提防?

提防 is made of 2 characters: 提 (12 strokes), 防 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 提防 an HSK word?

Yes. 提防 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.