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Definition(s) for: 防患于未然

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
防患于未然 fáng huàn yú wèi rán - see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 33,522 33,207 43,300

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
fáng- to protect
- to defend
- to guard against
- to prevent
huàn- to suffer (from illness)
- to contract (a disease)
- misfortune
- trouble
- danger
- worry
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
wèi- not yet
- did not
- have not
- not
- 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
- ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
rán- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly

Other Words Containing 防患于未然

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
防患于未然 - - 33,522 33,207 43,300