后备军 (hòu bèi jūn) — (military) reserve force; reserves; (figurative) reserve pool of talent; backup workforce
Definition
Literally 'reserve troops', used for both the military reserves and a figurative 'reserve pool' of talent or workers kept ready in case more are needed.
noun
(military) reserve forcereserves(figurative) reserve pool of talentbackup workforce
Measure word · 支
Examples
- 后备军，。Guó jiā xū yào jiā qiáng hòu bèi jūn de jiàn shè, yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū.The country needs to strengthen its reserve forces to prepare for emergencies.
- 后备军。Zhè xiē nián qīng de gōng chéng shī shì kē jì háng yè de hòu bèi jūn.These young engineers are the reserve talent pool for the tech industry.
- 后备军。Qiú duì de hòu bèi jūn zài xùn liàn zhōng biǎo xiàn fēi cháng chū sè.The team's reserves performed very well in training.
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