后援
hòu yuán
Pinyin

Definition

后援
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hòu yuán
  1. reinforcement
  2. back-up
  3. supporting force

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

援助
yuán zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to aid
  4. 4 aid
  5. 5 assistance
外援
wài yuán
  1. 1 external help
  2. 2 foreign aid
支援
zhī yuán
  1. 1 to provide assistance
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
救援
jiù yuán
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
增援
zēng yuán
  1. 1 to reinforce
孤立无援
gū lì wú yuán
  1. 1 isolated and without help
后援
hòu yuán
  1. 1 reinforcement
  2. 2 back-up
  3. 3 supporting force
应援
yìng yuán
  1. 1 (originally) to provide assistance
  2. 2 (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)
抗美援朝
kàng Měi yuán Cháo
  1. 1 Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
援
yuán
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
  3. 3 to aid
援交
yuán jiāo
  1. 1 abbr. for 援助交際|援助交际[yuán zhù jiāo jì]
援交妹
yuán jiāo mèi
  1. 1 prostitute (slang)
  2. 2 see also 援助交際|援助交际[yuán zhù jiāo jì]
援兵
yuán bīng
  1. 1 reinforcement
援引
yuán yǐn
  1. 1 to quote
  2. 2 to cite
  3. 3 to recommend (one's friend's, associates etc)
援手
yuán shǒu
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 a helping hand
  3. 3 to lend a hand
援救
yuán jiù
  1. 1 to come to the aid of
  2. 2 to save
  3. 3 to rescue from danger
  4. 4 to relieve
援藏
yuán Zàng
  1. 1 pro-Tibet
  2. 2 to support Tibet
  3. 3 to support Tibetan independence
攀援
pān yuán
  1. 1 to climb up (a rope etc)
  2. 2 climbing (plant)
救援队
jiù yuán duì
  1. 1 rescue team
求援
qiú yuán
  1. 1 to ask for help

Idioms (2)

围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
弹尽援绝
dàn jìn yuán jué
  1. 1 out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

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