御 yù — defend; imperial; to drive; defend; resist
古时候，士兵守卫着皇帝的御花园。Gǔ shí hou, shì bīng shǒu wèi zhe huáng dì de yù huā yuán.In ancient times, soldiers guarded the emperor imperial garden.
Common words: 防御 (fáng yù)、抵御 (dǐ yù)、御手 (yù shǒu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "defend"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "defend", including 御 (yù), 御 (yù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "defend" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 御 (yù), 御 (yù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading yù, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 御 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 御 yùdefend; imperial; to drive; defend; resistUseful words: 防御, 抵御
- 御 yùdefend; imperial; to drive; defend; resistUseful words: 防御, 抵御
Common words for these 2 "defend" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 御 (yù) — so "defend" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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御 yù — defend; imperial; to drive; defend; resist
古时候，士兵守卫着皇帝的御花园。Gǔ shí hou, shì bīng shǒu wèi zhe huáng dì de yù huā yuán.In ancient times, soldiers guarded the emperor imperial garden.
Common words: 防御 (fáng yù)、抵御 (dǐ yù)、御手 (yù shǒu)
All 2 characters
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