fáng zhǐ
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为了防止疾病的传播，我们应该经常洗手。
wèile fángzhǐ jíbìng de chuánbò, wǒmen yīnggāi jīngcháng xǐshǒu.
To prevent the spread of disease, we should wash our hands frequently.
为了防止火灾，我们应该注意用火安全。
wèile fángzhǐ huǒzāi, wǒmen yīnggāi zhùyì yònghuǒ ānquán.
To prevent fires, we should pay attention to fire safety.
为了防止盗窃，我们应该锁好门窗。
wèile fángzhǐ dàoqiè, wǒmen yīnggāi suǒhǎo ménchuāng.
To prevent theft, we should lock our doors and windows.
预防 (yùfáng)
prevent
避免 (bìmiǎn)
avoid
允许 (yǔnxǔ)
allow
赞成 (zànchéng)
approve
The Chinese word 防止 (fángzhǐ) is composed of two characters: 防 (fáng) and 止 (zhǐ). The character 防 originally meant "to prepare for defense" or "to guard against". It is composed of the radical 阜 (fù), which means "mound" or "hill", and the phonetic component 旁 (páng), which is a variant of the character 旁 (páng), meaning "side" or "beside". The character 止 originally meant "to stop" or "to cease". It is composed of the radical 止 (zhǐ), which means "to stop", and the phonetic component 止 (zhǐ), which is a variant of the character 止 (zhǐ), meaning "to stop".When combined, the two characters 防 and 止 form the word 防止 (fángzhǐ), which means "to prevent" or "to guard against". The word 防止 is used in a variety of contexts to express the idea of taking measures to prevent something from happening or to protect against something. For example, it can be used to say "to prevent a fire" (防止火灾), "to prevent theft" (防止偷窃), or "to prevent illness" (防止疾病).
