예방

ye-bang

prevention

예방 접종을 받으면 질병에 걸릴 위험이 줄어듭니다.

Getting vaccinated reduces the risk of getting sick.

general

The act of taking measures to prevent something bad from happening, especially illness or accidents.

예방이 치료보다 중요합니다.

Prevention is more important than treatment.

Commonly used in medical contexts but also applies to general safety measures.

Collocations

예방 접종vaccination예방 조치preventive measure예방 의학preventive medicine

Prevention is the best medicine

예방 is often used with nouns like '접종' (vaccination) or '조치' (measure) to specify the type of prevention.

From 예 (pre-) + 방 (prevention/blocking). The word combines the meaning of 'pre-' with the concept of blocking or preventing something negative.

Often used in medical contexts but can apply to any situation where proactive measures are taken to avoid negative outcomes.

예

pre-

prefix

방

blocking/preventing

root

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