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后卫

hòu wèi

2-character word Traditional 後衛

What 后卫 means

1. rear guard
2. backfield
3. fullback

The characters in 后卫

• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 卫wèito guard; to protect; to defend

Example sentences

• 因为有强大的后卫，英格兰队在世界杯比赛中总是表现良好。
  Yīnwèi yǒu qiángdà de hòuwèi, Yīnggélán duì zàishì jiè bēi bǐsài zhōng zǒngshì biǎoxiàn liánghǎo.
  England always does well in the World Cup matches because of their strong defenders.

Words containing 后卫

• 控球后卫kòng qiú hòu wèi(basketball) point guard

Sounds the same

Read hòu wèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 后味aftertaste
• 后魏Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534