预防 預防 yù fáng to prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against / precautionary / prophylactic syn 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá to suppress by armed force / to send a punitive expedition against / to crusade against syn 逆流 nì liú against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend 顶风 頂風 dǐng fēng to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law syn 推手 tuī shǒu promoter / advocate / driving force / pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi) 反对 反對 fǎn duì to oppose / to be against / to object to syn 起诉 起訴 qǐ sù to sue / to bring a lawsuit against / to prosecute 安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 针对 針對 zhēn duì to target / to focus on / to be aimed at or against / in response to syn 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap / to set up / to frame (up) / to make false charges against syn 防守 fáng shǒu to defend / to protect (against) syn 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions syn 违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against / to be contrary to / to violate syn 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 歧视 歧視 qí shì to discriminate against / discrimination 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist / to make a stand and fight (against) syn 怨恨 yuàn hèn to resent / to harbor a grudge against / to loathe / resentment / rancor syn 把柄 bǎ bǐng handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb syn 告密 gào mì to inform against sb syn 控诉 控訴 kòng sù to accuse / to denounce / to make a complaint against / denunciation syn 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 戒备 戒備 jiè bèi to take precautions / to guard against (emergency) syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 较量 較量 jiào liàng to pit oneself against sb / to compete with sb / contest / battle / to haggle / to quibble syn 暗算 àn suàn to plot against syn 搏击 搏擊 bó jī to fight, esp. with hands / wrestling (as a sport) / to wrestle / to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc) / to capture prey syn 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn 防备 防備 fáng bèi to guard against syn 防范 防範 fáng fàn to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive syn 作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against / to oppose / to make a pair syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime) syn 出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) syn 防火 fáng huǒ to protect against fire 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 诬陷 誣陷 wū xiàn to entrap / to frame / to plant false evidence against sb syn 检举 檢舉 jiǎn jǔ to report (an offense to the authorities) / to inform against sb syn 对立 對立 duì lì to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical syn 围攻 圍攻 wéi gōng to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb syn 抗辩 抗辯 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 竞价 競價 jìng jià price competition / bid (in an auction) / to compete on price / to bid against sb 谋害 謀害 móu hài to conspire to murder / to plot against sb's life syn 较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn 防盗 防盜 fáng dào to guard against theft / anti-theft 依偎 yī wēi to nestle against / to snuggle up to syn 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 倚靠 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair syn 敌视 敵視 dí shì hostile / malevolence / antagonism / to view as enemy / to stand against syn 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs syn 抵押品 dǐ yā pǐn security (property held against a loan) / mortgaged property syn 紧贴 緊貼 jǐn tiē to stick close to / to press up against syn 上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities syn 劝阻 勸阻 quàn zǔ to advise against / to dissuade syn 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 谋反 謀反 móu fǎn to plot a rebellion / to conspire against the state syn 逆行 nì xíng to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation 背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) syn 离经叛道 離經叛道 lí jīng pàn dào to rebel against orthodoxy / to depart from established practices syn 斗气 鬥氣 dòu qì to have a grudge against 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 抗命 kàng mìng against orders / to disobey / to refuse to accept orders syn 扫黄 掃黃 sǎo huáng campaign against pornography 违心 違心 wéi xīn false / untrue to one's convictions / against one's will / disloyal 逆风 逆風 nì fēng to go against the wind / contrary wind / a headwind syn 对打 對打 duì dǎ to fight (one against one) syn 谨防 謹防 jǐn fáng to guard against / to beware of syn 何乐而不为 何樂而不為 hé lè ér bù wéi what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth) syn 围剿 圍剿 wéi jiǎo to encircle and annihilate / refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards syn 防震 fáng zhèn shockproof / to guard against earthquakes 防毒 fáng dú to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses 防灾 防災 fáng zāi disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters 对垒 對壘 duì lěi to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc) syn 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 万难 萬難 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds syn 冷不防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations syn 分辩 分辯 fēn biàn to explain the facts / to defend against an accusation syn 抗诉 抗訴 kàng sù to protest against a verdict / to lodge an appeal syn 惩办 懲辦 chéng bàn to punish (someone) / to take disciplinary action against (someone) syn 厚薄 hòu bó to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼[hou4 ci3 bo2 bi3]) syn 磕碰 kē pèng to knock against / to bump into / to have a disagreement / to clash syn 偏巧 piān qiǎo by coincidence / it so happened that / fortunately / against expectation syn 犯戒 fàn jiè to go against the rules (of a religious order) / to break a ban (e.g. medical) 严打 嚴打 yán dǎ to crack down on / to take severe measures against 奸臣 jiān chén a treacherous court official / a minister who conspires against the state syn 鸣不平 鳴不平 míng bù píng to cry out against injustice / to protest unfairness syn 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn 抗灾 抗災 kàng zāi defense against natural disasters 厚此薄彼 hòu cǐ bó bǐ to favour one and discriminate against the other syn 违令 違令 wéi lìng to disobey / to go against orders 反恐 fǎn kǒng anti-terrorism / to fight against terrorism 抗日战争 抗日戰爭 kàng rì zhàn zhēng (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945) 五四 wǔ sì fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles 防潮 fáng cháo damp proof / moisture proof / protection against tides 紧靠 緊靠 jǐn kào to be right next to / to lean closely against syn 抵住 dǐ zhù to resist / to press against / to brace 耐腐蚀 耐腐蝕 nài fǔ shí proof against corrosion 