防御 meaning in English

fángyù

defense; to defend

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 防禦18 strokes

Meaning of 防御

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fángyù
  1. defense
  2. to defend

防御 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

进jìn攻gōng是shì最zuì好hǎo的de防fáng御yù。
Attack is the best form of defense.

Stroke order for each character

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

防 fáng · to protect · 6 strokes

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御 yù · chariot · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 防御.

防止fángzhǐto prevent; to guard against
预防yùfángto prevent; to take precautions against
消防xiāofángfirefighting; fire control
防治fángzhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure
防守fángshǒuto defend; to protect (against)
防范fángfànto be on guard; wariness
防卫fángwèito defend; defensive
防护fánghùto defend; to protect
国防guófángnational defense
提防dīfangto guard against; to be vigilant
抵御dǐyùto resist; to withstand
防火墙fánghuǒqiángfirewall

Questions about 防御

What does 防御 mean?

防御 (fángyù) means "defense; to defend" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 防御?

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

Is 防御 an HSK word?

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

How is 防御 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 防御 is written 防禦.