to protect · to defend · to safeguard · protection · CL: zhǒng

The bank secured the city from a flood.

It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government.

More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.

We need to protect Tom.

The giant panda is recognised as a national treasure of China, but in some conservation areas it is still killed by poachers.