Definition
防风 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to protect against the wind'. Although often used as a fixed compound (e.g. in 防风林 'windbreak forest'), it can split to insert a modifier or complement — e.g. 防大风 ('guard against strong wind') or 防一下风 ('block the wind for a bit'). As an HSK 7 word it appears in technical or health contexts (jackets, medicines).
v.o.
to protect against the windto shelter from the wind
Examples
- 防风，。Zhè jiàn wàitào néng fáng fēng, chuān shàngqù hěn nuǎnhuo.This jacket can block the wind — wearing it is very warm.
- 防风，。Nǐ xūyào tú xiē fáng fēng shuāng, bǎohù pífū.You need to apply some wind-protection cream to protect your skin.
- ，。Zài yěwài yào fáng hǎo fēng, bùrán róngyì gǎnmào.In the wild you must guard well against the wind, or you'll easily catch a cold.
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