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防患

Mandarin · pinyin fáng huàn

to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster

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防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
患: huàn · suffer, worry about; suffering

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2–4 · fang2 huan4

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to prevent disasters; to take precautionary measures; to avert accidents

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