to defend; defensive; defense
to prevent; to combat; to counter
to guard (against); to (take) precautions; preparedness
antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
to defend; to protect (against)
anti-fraud; anti-cheating; preventing wrongdoing
preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
to prevent and control (e.g. the spread of a communicable disease)
to suppress a riot; riot control
nuclear defense; anti-nuclear (installation)
to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
defense against poison; defense against poison gas; anti-narcotics measures; defense against computer viruses
waterproof; water resistant
flood control; anti-flood (precautions)
flood control; flood prevention
damp proof; moisture proof; protection against tides
disaster prevention; to protect against natural disasters
to thwart espionage; counter-espionage
disease prevention; protection against epidemic
to guard against theft; anti-theft
defensive line or perimeter
rot-proof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion
to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive
self-protection; to defend oneself
rust prevention; anti-corrosion
abbr. for
国防部长, Minister of Defense
shockproof; to guard against earthquakes
rot proof; resistance to rot
to prevent tooth decay; anti-caries
anti-surge device (of compressors etc)
pop filter (audio engineering)
overcoat; down jacket; winter wear
earned run average (baseball)
sunscreen; sunblock; suncream
sunscreen (cream); sun lotion; suntan lotion
breakwater; seawall; (fig.) defensive buffer zone
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
groundsheet (for camping etc)
entrance door (for apartment)
minister of defense (esp. in Japan)
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
fortification; defensive structure
to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature
gas-protection boots; protective boots
the Great Firewall of China (Internet censorship)
sand break (in desert environment)
to take strict precautions; on your guard
(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case
security measures (esp. border security); official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)
to relieve a garrison; to change guard complement
to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]
attack and defense; the midfield (in soccer)
firefighting; fire control
to set up defenses; to fortify
to guard against; to beware of
iron defense; defensive gate or wall (refers to the Great Wall)
to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic
unexpectedly; suddenly; at unawares; off guard; against expectations
fire brigade; fire department
suddenly; unexpectedly; taken by surprise; at unawares
border guard; frontier army
border station; frontier post
prophylactic equipment; condom
prophylactic; preventative; protective
prophylaxis; medical prevention
immunization injection; (fig.) forewarning; heads-up; preventive measure
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
to counter (a stroke in fencing)
(national) defense interests
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense
to be caught off guard; without warning
to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance
storing grain against a famine; to lay sth by for a rainy day; also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥
protective step; protective measure
high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)
modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
individual protective equipment
strategic defense initiative (SDI)
green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention