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Jyutping jyu6 fong4
Pinyin yù fáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to prevent
  2. to take precautions against
  3. to protect
  4. to guard against
  5. precautionary
  6. prophylactic
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    為​咗​避免​壞事​發生​而​做​準備​,​通常​係​講​疾病
    to prevent; to take precautions against; to guard against; usually used in reference to some disease or illness
    • 預防勝於治療
      预防胜于治疗
      jyu6 fong4 sing3 jyu1 zi6 liu4
      prevention is better than cure
    • 預防禽流感,勿摸活家禽。
      预防禽流感,勿摸活家禽。
      jyu6 fong4 kam4 lau4 gam2, mat6 mo2 wut6 gaa1 kam4.
      To avoid catching the bird flu, don't touch any birds or poultry.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take precautions against; to prevent
    (syn.) 严防, 防范, 避免, 防止, 避, 提防, 防备, 預備, 戒备, 防範, 免除, 预备, 嚴防, 防, 防備, 谨防, 阻止, 戒備, 謹防
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #866
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们采取了强有力的预防措施。
    我們採取了強有力的預防措施。
    wǒ men cǎi qǔ le qiáng yǒu lì de yù fáng cuò shī 。
    • We took strong measures to prevent it.
  2. Mandarin
    预防措施比真正的治疗更有效。
    預防措施比真正的治療更有效。
    yù fáng cuò shī bǐ zhēn zhèng de zhì liáo gèng yǒu xiào 。
    • Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.
  3. Mandarin
    我们使用了强大的措施来预防。
    我們使用了強大的措施來預防。
    wǒ men shǐ yòng le qiáng dà de cuò shī lái yù fáng 。
    • We took strong measures to prevent it.
  4. Mandarin
    预防胜于治疗。
    預防勝於治療。
    yù fáng shèng yú zhì liáo 。
    • Prevention is better than cure.
    • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
    • A stitch in time saves nine.
  5. Mandarin
    这些措施可以预防疾病蔓延。
    這些措施可以預防疾病蔓延。
    zhè xiē cuò shī kě yǐ yù fáng jí bìng màn yán 。
    • These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    要预防传染病,请注意下列几点。
    要預防傳染病,請注意下列幾點。
    jiu3 jyu6 fong4 cyun4 jim5 beng6, cing2 zyu3 ji3 haa6 lit6 gei2 dim2.
    • To prevent from getting contagious diseases, please pay attention to the following points.
  2. Cantonese
    预防胜于治疗。
    預防勝於治療。
    jyu6 fong4 sing3 jyu1 zi6 liu4.
    • Prevention is better than cure.
    • Prevention is better than a cure.
  3. Cantonese
    要预防皮肤癌,记得要避免暴晒。
    要預防皮膚癌,記得要避免暴曬。
    jiu3 jyu6 fong4 pei4 fu1 ngaam4, gei3 dak1 jiu3 bei6 min5 bou6 saai3.
    • To prevent skin cancer, remember to refrain from excessive sunlight exposure.
  4. Cantonese
    香港嘅自来水有加氟化物,可以预防蛀牙。
    香港嘅自來水有加氟化物,可以預防蛀牙。
    hoeng1 gong2 ge3 zi6 loi4 seoi2 jau5 gaa1 fat1 faa3 mat6, ho2 ji5 jyu6 fong4 zyu3 ngaa4.
    • In Hong Kong, fluorides are added into tap water to prevent tooth decay.
  5. Cantonese
    要预防疾病,应该时时清洁家居。
    要預防疾病,應該時時清潔家居。
    jiu3 jyu6 fong4 zat6 bing6, jing1 goi1 si4 si4 cing1 git3 gaa1 geoi1.
    • To prevent getting ill, we should always clean our home.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    市民对恶劣天气要作出适当的预防措施,以减低可能引致的人命伤亡及财物损失。
    市民對惡劣天氣要作出適當的預防措施,以減低可能引致的人命傷亡及財物損失。
    shì mín duì è liè tiān qì yào zuò chū shì dāng de yù fáng cuò shī , yǐ jiǎn dī kě néng yǐn zhì de rén mìng shāng wáng jí cái wù sǔn shī .
    • The public should take appropriate preventive measures against severe weather in order to minimize possible loss of life, injury and property damage.
  2. Mandarin
    例如进攻某一运动中之敌,打早了,暴露了自己,给了敌人以预防条件;打迟了,敌已集中驻止,变为啃硬骨头。
    例如進攻某一運動中之敵,打早了,暴露了自己,給了敵人以預防條件;打遲了,敵已集中駐止,變為啃硬骨頭。
    lì rú jìn gōng mǒu yī yùn dòng zhōng zhī dí , dǎ zǎo le , bào lù le zì jǐ , gěi le dí rén yǐ yù fáng tiáo jiàn ; dǎ chí le , dí yǐ jí zhōng zhù zhǐ , biàn wéi kěn yìng gǔ tou .
    • For example, in attacking an enemy force on the move, if we strike too early, we expose ourselves and give the enemy a chance to prepare, and if we strike too late, the enemy may have encamped and concentrated his forces, presenting us with a hard nut to crack.
  3. Mandarin
    因此,证券商如何在日常的授信业务中做好风险管理,提前发现及预防风险是本论文的主要研究目的。
    因此,證券商如何在日常的授信業務中做好風險管理,提前發現及預防風險是本論文的主要研究目的。
    yīn cǐ , zhèng quàn shāng rú hé zài rì cháng de shòu xìn yè wù zhōng zuò hǎo fēng xiǎn guǎn lǐ , tí qián fā xiàn jí yù fáng fēng xiǎn shì běn lùn wén de zhǔ yào yán jiū mù de .
    • Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to conduct risk management process in the daily credit business and to prevent risks in advance.
  4. Mandarin
    单纯违反或不遵守法律或规章之预防性规定之不法行为,为轻微违反。
    單純違反或不遵守法律或規章之預防性規定之不法行為,為輕微違反。
    dān chún wéi fǎn huò bù zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ huò guī zhāng zhī yù fáng xìng guī dìng zhī bù fǎ xíng wèi , wèi qīng wēi wéi fǎn .
    • Misdemeanors are illegal acts that merely violate or disobey preventive measures of laws and regulations.
  5. Mandarin
    预防宝宝溢乳
    預防寶寶溢乳
    yù fáng bǎo bǎo yì rǔ
    • to prevent a baby from dribbling milk