后卫 (hòu wèi) — (military) rear guard; (sports) guard; defender (in basketball, soccer, etc.)
Definition
后卫 covers two senses: the military 'rear guard' (the troops protecting the back of an army) and the sports 'guard / defender' (a back-line player in basketball, soccer, etc.). In sports, 后卫 = defender; 前锋 is the forward/attacker.
noun
(military) rear guard(sports) guarddefender (in basketball, soccer, etc.)
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Examples
- 后卫。Jūn duì pài le yí gè hòu wèi bù duì bǎo hù hòu fāng.The army sent a rear guard unit to protect the rear.
- 后卫，。Tā shì qiú duì de zhǔ lì hòu wèi, fáng shǒu hěn qiáng.He is the team's starting guard, very strong on defense.
- ，后卫。Zài zú qiú bǐ sài zhōng, hòu wèi yào fáng zhǐ duì fāng qián fēng jìn qiú.In a soccer match, the defender must stop the opposing forward from scoring.
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