防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
  2. 2. to forestall
  3. 3. to nip sth in the bud

Characters

Character Meaning
防 fáng HSK 5
to prevent; to protect; to defend
患 huàn HSK 6
to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); worry
未 wèi HSK 5
not yet; not; have not
然 rán HSK 2
so; thus; like this