# 国防 (guófáng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 国防 (guófáng) means “national defense”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: national defense
- Pinyin: guófáng (guo2 fang2)
- Traditional: 國防
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 强大的国防是国家安全的保障。
  Qiángdà de guófáng shì guójiā ānquán de bǎozhàng.
  Strong national defense is the guarantee of national security.

## Characters

- [国](https://hanziro.com/word/guo-country/) (guó): country; nation
- [防](https://hanziro.com/word/fang-guard-against/) (fáng): to guard against; to prevent

https://hanziro.com/word/guo-fang-national-defense/

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