后盾 (hòu dùn) — support, backing (a reliable source of help or protection)
Definition
后盾 names the thing that backs you up — a country, a person, or a resource standing behind you as protection. Unlike 支持 (an active verb 'to support'), 后盾 is the noun for that reliable supporter itself.
noun
supportbacking (a reliable source of help or protection)
Examples
- 后盾，。Yǒu guó jiā zuò hòu dùn, rén mín cái néng ān jū lè yè.Only with the country as backing can people live and work in peace.
- ，后盾。Wú lùn yù dào shén me kùn nan, péng you jiù shì nǐ de hòu dùn.No matter what difficulties you encounter, friends are your backing.
- 后盾。Zhè bǐ zī jīn shì gōng sī kuò zhǎn yè wù de jiān shí hòu dùn.This fund is the solid backing for the company's business expansion.
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