Definition

Noun: - Support; backing; reinforcement: Refers to the provision of assistance, strength, or resources from behind or from a secondary position, often to enable the success or stability of a primary person, group, or effort.

Usage Examples

• (She has the support of her family.)
• (The team needs the backing from the fans.)
• (The campaign succeeded thanks to solid financial backing.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in strategic, political, military, or organizational contexts to describe logistical, moral, or resource-based support that is not necessarily on the front line.
  • Tướng quân điều binh lính làm hậu thuẫn cho mặt trận phía đông. (The general deployed troops as reinforcement for the eastern front.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ủng hộ (v/n): to support; support. Often more direct and active.
• Hỗ trợ (v/n): to assist; assistance. Focuses on aiding a process.
• Chỗ dựa (n): a prop, a mainstay. Emphasizes something or someone to rely on.

Synonyms

• Backing: Support, especially financial or moral.
• Support: Assistance or encouragement.
• Reinforcement: Something that strengthens or supports.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Làm hậu thuẫn: To act as support/backing.
  • Công ty mẹ luôn làm hậu thuẫn cho các dự án mới. (The parent company always acts as backing for new projects.)
• Có hậu thuẫn vững chắc: To have solid/strong backing.
  • Phong trào có hậu thuẫn vững chắc từ cộng đồng. (The movement has solid backing from the community.)

noun

1. support; backing
   • cô ta có gia đình làm hậu thuẫn
     She has the support of the family