以防 [－－]

Jyutping ji5 fong4
Pinyin yǐ fáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (so as) to avoid
  2. to prevent
  3. (just) in case
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们和一个导游一起出发，只是为了以防迷路。
    他們和一個導遊一起出發，只是為了以防迷路。
    tā men hé yí gè dǎo yóu yī qǐ chū fā ， zhǐ shì wèi le yǐ fáng mí lù 。
    • They set out with a guide just in case they lost their way.
  2. Mandarin
    我们总是应该带上安全带以防出事故。
    我們總是應該帶上安全帶以防出事故。
    wǒ men zǒng shì yīng gāi dài shàng ān quán dài yǐ fáng chū shì gù 。
    • We should always wear a seatbelt in case we have an accident.
  3. Mandarin
    她穿著一件厚外套以防止冷。
    她穿著一件厚外套以防止冷。
    tā chuān zhù yī jiàn hòu wài tào yǐ fáng zhǐ lěng 。
    • She was wearing a thick coat against the chill.
    • She was wearing a heavy coat to protect against the chill.
  4. Mandarin
    带上你的外套以防下雨。
    帶上你的外套以防下雨。
    dài shàng nǐ de wài tào yǐ fáng xià yǔ 。
    • Take your coat in case it rains.
  5. Mandarin
    以防下雨你最好带把伞。
    以防下雨你最好帶把傘。
    yǐ fáng xià yǔ nǐ zuì hǎo dài bǎ sǎn 。
    • You had better take an umbrella with you in case it rains.
    • You'd better take an umbrella with you in case it rains.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    以防万一
    以防萬一
    ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1
    • to provide against contingency
  2. Cantonese
    呢个锁可以防止细路随便开启。
    呢個鎖可以防止細路隨便開啓。
    ni1 go3 so2 ho2 ji5 fong4 zi2 sai3 lou6 ceoi4 bin2 hoi1 kai2.
    • This lock can prevent children to open easily.
  3. Cantonese
    有几个人喺大厦门口把守住，以防有人闯入。
    有幾個人喺大廈門口把守住，以防有人闖入。
    jau5 gei2 go3 jan2 hai2 daai6 haa6 mun4 hau2 baa2 sau2 zyu6, ji5 fong4 jau5 jan4 cong2 jap6.
    • A number of people were guarding the building against intruders.
  4. Cantonese
    消防员继续喺火灾现场洒水，以防死灰复燃。
    消防員繼續喺火災現場灑水，以防死灰復燃。
    • Firemen keep spraying in the fire scene, to prevent the embers from glowing again.
  5. Cantonese
    现有嘅公平竞争法根本唔可以防止大财团以本伤人。
    現有嘅公平競爭法根本唔可以防止大財團以本傷人。
    • The current fair competition policy does not prevent major consortiums from monopolizing or sharing out the market.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    以防万一
    以防萬一
    yǐ fáng wàn yī
    • just in case (literally, “to protect against a contingency”)
  2. Mandarin
    然而，归罪受害者的“强奸文化”试图告诉人们，性暴力的发生不可避免，女人只能寻找自保，万般小心加以防范。
    然而，歸罪受害者的“強姦文化”試圖告訴人們，性暴力的發生不可避免，女人只能尋找自保，萬般小心加以防範。
    Ｒáｎéｒ ， guī zuì shòu hài zhě de “ qiáng jiān wén huà ” shì tú gào sù rén men ， xìng bào lì de fā shēng bù kě bì miǎn ， nǚ rén zhǐ néng xún zhǎo zì bǎo ， wàn bān xiǎo xīn jiā yǐ fáng fàn ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    警方指出，执法人员会在年底佳节期间，紧密监控本地的私会党活动，并在全岛加强执法以防止帮派活动威胁公众安全。
    警方指出，執法人員會在年底佳節期間，緊密監控本地的私會黨活動，並在全島加強執法以防止幫派活動威脅公眾安全。
    jǐng fāng zhǐ chū ， zhí fǎ rén yuán huì zài nián dǐ jiā jié qī jiān ， jǐn mì jiān kòng běn dì de sī huì dǎng huó dòng ， bìng zài quán dǎo jiā qiáng zhí fǎ yǐ fáng zhǐ bāng pài huó dòng wēi xié gōng zhòng ān quán ．
    • The police stated that law enforcement personnel will closely monitor secret society activities during year-end festivals and tighten enforcement to prevent gang activities from threatening public safety.