护航

護航
hùháng
verb #29,782

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hǎijūn jiàntǐng wèi shāngchuán hùháng, fángzhǐ hǎidào xíjī.
Naval vessels escort merchant ships to protect them from pirate attacks.
HSK 7-9
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

háng