protection /prә'tekʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the activity of protecting someone or something
• (n.) the condition of being protected
• (n.) the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

Chinese translation

• n. 保护, 防卫, 贸易保护制度
• [计] 保护

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/prә'tekʃәn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.85 · Common

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Related words

protect · protective · protectionist

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