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title: "Fangyu Meaning: 防御 (fángyù) Means “to defend”"
description: "防御 (traditional 防禦, fángyù) means “to defend; defense”. Hear its tones, see what 防 and 御 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 防御 mean?

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防御 fángyù

## to defend; defense

## Its characters

1. 防 fáng defense (as in 国防)
2. 御 yù imperial

## In a sentence

这种植物用刺来防御动物。 This plant uses thorns to defend itself against animals.

为了**防御**北方的匈奴，他还把北方原有的城墙连接起来，这就是最早的万里长城。

From [秦始皇是谁？ · Who was Qin Shi Huang?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-qin-shi-huang#library-word-497-499)

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## More words with 防 or 御

- [防范 fángfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangfan)
- [防护 fánghù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanghu)
- [防守 fángshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangshou)
- [防疫 fángyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangyi)
- [防止 fángzhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangzhi)
- [国防 guófáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guofang)
- [破大防 pòdàfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/podafang)
- [破防 pòfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pofang)
- [消防 xiāofáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaofang)
- [预防 yùfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yufang)

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