| 防卫 | fáng wèi | to defend / defensive / defense |   |
| 防御性 | fáng yù xìng | defensive (weapons) | |
| 防线 | fáng xiàn | defensive line or perimeter / CL:道[dao4] | |
| 后腰 | hòu yāo | lower back / (sports) defensive midfielder | |
| 工事 | gōng shì | defensive structure / military fortifications / (Tw) construction works / civil engineering works | |
| 边关 | biān guān | border station / strategic defensive position on frontier | |
| 人墙 | rén qiáng | human barricade / (soccer) defensive wall | |
| 守势 | shǒu shì | defensive position / guard | |
| 铁面 | tiě miàn | iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person | |
| 防波堤 | fáng bō dī | breakwater / seawall / fig. defensive buffer zone | |
| 阇 |  dū | defensive platform over gate / barbican | |
| 防御工事 | fáng yù gōng shì | fortification / defensive structure | |
| 卫城 | wèi chéng | citadel / defensive city / acropolis | |
| 防御战 | | defensive war | |
| 防卫武器 | fáng wèi wǔ qì | defensive weapon | |
| 敌台 | dí tái | defensive tower / lookout tower / enemy radio station | |
| 月城 | yuè chéng | semicircular defensive enclosure around city gates / crescent-shaped barbican | |
| 狼井 | láng jǐng | wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes | |
| 胸墙 | xiōng qiáng | parapet / defensive wall / breastwork | |
| 钜防 | jù fáng | iron defense / defensive gate or wall (refers to the Great Wall) | |
| 关城 | guān chéng | defensive fort over border post | |
| 防御术 | fáng yù shù | defensive art | |
| 防门 | fáng mén | defensive gate | |
| 环保开支 | huán bǎo kāi zhī | defensive expenditures | |
| 新防御阵地 | | New Defensive Positions | |
| 防御盾牌行动 | | Operation Defensive Shield | |
| 防御性布雷 | fáng yù xìng bù léi | defensive mining / protective mining | |
| 防护性布雷 | fáng hù xìng bù léi | defensive mining / protective mining | |
| 防御性安全概念与政策特设专家组 | | Ad hoc expert group on Defensive Security Concepts and Policies | |
| 后手 | hòu shǒu | defensive position (in chess) / room for maneuver / a way of escape | |
