# 预防 (yùfáng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 预防 (yùfáng) means “to prevent; to guard against”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to prevent; to guard against
- Pinyin: yùfáng (yu4 fang2)
- Traditional: 預防
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 经常洗手可以预防感冒。
  Jīngcháng xǐshǒu kěyǐ yùfáng gǎnmào.
  Washing hands frequently can prevent colds.

## Characters

- 预 (yù): to advance; in advance
- [防](https://hanziro.com/word/fang-guard-against/) (fáng): to guard against; to prevent

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

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