Meaning of fáng zhǐ:
fáng zhǐ
防止
Verb
to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
Tā jiànyì wǒmen cǎiqǔ cuòshī lái fángzhǐ shìgù de fāshēng.
他建议我们采取措施来防止事故的发生。
He suggested that we take measures to prevent accidents from happening.
Wǒmen xūyào cǎiqǔ cuòshī lái fángzhǐ shìgù de fāshēng.
我们需要采取措施来防止事故的发生。
We need to take measures to guard against accidents.
Wǒmen xūyào cǎiqǔ cuòshī lái fángzhǐ huǒzāi.
我们需要采取措施来防止火灾。
We need to take measures to prevent fires.