护航

護航

hùháng

verb #29,782

Meanings

1 to escort (ships or aircraft)
2 to provide a naval/air escort
3 to convoy

Characters

to protect; to guard

to navigate; voyage; aviation; shipping

Examples

海军舰艇为商船护航，防止海盗袭击。

Hǎijūn jiàntǐng wèi shāngchuán hùháng, fángzhǐ hǎidào xíjī.

Naval vessels escort merchant ships to protect them from pirate attacks.

政府为这项改革政策保驾护航。

Zhèngfǔ wèi zhè xiàng gǎigé zhèngcè bǎojià hùháng.

The government is safeguarding and supporting this reform policy.

Tips

usage

护航 is used both literally (naval/air escort) and figuratively in the compound 保驾护航, meaning to provide official protection or backing for a plan or person. 保驾护航 is very common in political and business contexts.

Stroke Order

护 hù

航 háng