防止

Traditional form:

防止

Pinyin (reading):

fángzhǐ

Definitions:

• to prevent
• to guard against
• to take precautions

Characters:

• 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Traditional characters:

• 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist