防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng) · firewall, fire wall (architecture)

Measure Word

一道防火墙 dào

Meanings

1 firewall
2 fire wall (architecture)

Characters

防

fáng

to prevent; to guard against

Examples

HSK 5

公司安装了防火墙来保护网络安全。

Gōngsī ānzhuāng le fánghuǒqiáng lái bǎohù wǎngluò ānquán.

The company installed a firewall to protect network security.

HSK 7-9

防火墙拦截了一个可疑的连接。

Fánghuǒqiáng lánjié le yí ge kěyí de liánjiē.

The firewall blocked a suspicious connection.

Tips

memory

防 (prevent) + 火 (fire) + 墙 (wall) - a wall that prevents fire. The computing term was borrowed from the architectural concept, just like in English.

usage

Also used figuratively for any safeguard that keeps a problem from spreading, as in 风险防火墙 'a firewall against risk' in finance.

Stroke Order

防 fáng

火 huǒ

墙 qiáng

Related Words

防火 fánghuǒ #12,893

to protect against fire; fireproof; fire prevention

发火 fāhuǒ HSK 7-9 #4,491

to lose one's temper; to flare up / to catch fire; to ignite

防护 fánghù HSK 7-9 #6,358

protection / to protect / to defend / protective

防御 fángyù HSK 7-9 #4,900

to defend / to guard against / defense

防守 fángshǒu HSK 7-9 #4,082

to defend; to guard / defense (sports, military)

点火 diǎnhuǒ HSK 7-9 #6,770

to light a fire; to ignite / to start (an engine)

防卫 fángwèi HSK 7-9 #7,369

to defend / to guard / defense

城墙 chéngqiáng HSK 7-9 #12,330

city wall / fortification wall

围墙 wéiqiáng HSK 7-9 #12,527

enclosing wall; perimeter wall; fence

起火 qǐhuǒ #7,327

to catch fire; to start a fire / to break out (of a fire)