防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

CHARACTERS

防 fáng
HSK 5
defend; prevent; embankment
患 huàn
HSK 6
suffer, worry about; suffering
未 wèi
HSK 5
not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
萌 méng
HSK 6
bud, sprout