# 防止 (fángzhǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 防止 (fángzhǐ) means “to prevent”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to prevent
- Pinyin: fángzhǐ (fang2 zhi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 经常洗手可以防止生病。
  Jīngcháng xǐshǒu kěyǐ fángzhǐ shēngbìng.
  Wash your hands often to prevent illness.

## Characters

- [防](https://hanziro.com/word/fang-guard-against/) (fáng): to guard against; to prevent
- [止](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-stop/) (zhǐ): to stop; until

https://hanziro.com/word/fang-zhi-prevent/

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