防患
fáng
huàn

Definitions

  1. 1. preventative measures
  2. 2. to guard against accident or disaster

Components

  • 防 fáng – to protect
  • 患 huàn – to suffer (from illness)

Related Words

  • 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán – to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
  • 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng – to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
  • 防患于未然 fáng huàn yú wèi rán – see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]