# 提防 (dīfang)

In Mandarin Chinese, 提防 (dīfang) means “to guard against; to watch out for”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to guard against; to watch out for
- Pinyin: dīfang (di1 fang5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 出门在外要时刻提防小偷。
  Chūmén zàiwài yào shíkè dīfang xiǎotōu.
  You must always guard against thieves when away from home.

## Characters

- [提](https://hanziro.com/word/ti-raise-mention/) (tí): to raise, mention; to carry
- [防](https://hanziro.com/word/fang-guard-against/) (fáng): to guard against; to prevent

https://hanziro.com/word/di-fang-guard-against/

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