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后勤 (hòu qín) — logistics (the organization and management of supplies, transportation, and support for an event, military, or company)

Definition

后勤 is the noun for 'logistics' as a service or department — the planning, supply, and support side of an operation. 物流 is the narrower business/supply-chain sense (goods flow), while 后勤 covers any operation including military or events.

noun
logistics (the organization and management of supplies, transportation, and support for an event, military, or company)

Examples

  • 。
    Jūn duì de hòu qín bù mén fù zé wù zī yùn shū.
    The military's logistics department handles material transport.
  • 后勤。
    Zhè cì sài shì de hòu qín yóu xué xiào tǒng yī ān pái.
    The logistics for this competition are arranged by the school.
  • 。
    Tā zài yì jiā gōng sī de hòu qín bù gōng zuò.
    She works in the logistics department of a company.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

后hòurear
勤qínwork

后 means rear, and 勤 covers work and supplies.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

Open 后 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6ManagementMilitary & Defense

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