# 后盾 (hòudùn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 后盾 (hòudùn) means “backing; strong support”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: backing; strong support
- Pinyin: hòudùn (hou4 dun4)
- Traditional: 後盾
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 家人永远是我的后盾。
  Jiārén yǒngyuǎn shì wǒ de hòudùn.
  Family is always my strong backing.

## Characters

- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind
- 盾 (dùn): shield (CL:面); (currency) Vietnamese dong

https://hanziro.com/word/hou-dun-backing/

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