# 防卫 (fángwèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 防卫 (fángwèi) means “to defend; defense”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to defend; defense
- Pinyin: fángwèi (fang2 wei4)
- Traditional: 防衛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他为了自我防卫伤了人。
  Tā wèile zìwǒ fángwèi shāngle rén.
  He injured the other person in self-defense.

## Characters

- [防](https://hanziro.com/word/fang-guard-against/) (fáng): to guard against; to prevent
- 卫 (wèi): to guard; to protect

https://hanziro.com/word/fang-wei-defend/

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