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防偽

简防伪 · 繁防偽

Mandarin · pinyin fáng wěi

to prevent counterfeiting; anti-counterfeiting

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防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
偽: Look up this written character
伪: wěi · false, counterfeit, bogus

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2–3 · fang2 wei3

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verb

to prevent counterfeiting

adj

(attributive) fraud-proof; anti-falsification; having security features

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