防微杜漸 fáng wēi dù jiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to nip in the bud (idiom)

CHARACTERS

防 fáng
HSK 5
defend; prevent; embankment
微 wēi
HSK 4
small, prefix micro-, trifling
杜 dù
HSK 6
stop, prevent; restrict; surname
漸 jiàn gradually