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title: "Houqin Meaning: 后勤 (hòuqín) Means “logistics”"
description: "后勤 (traditional 後勤, hòuqín) means “logistics; support services”. Hear its tones, see what 后 and 勤 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houqin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 后勤 mean?

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后勤 hòuqín

## logistics; support services

## Its characters

1. 后 hòu after
2. 勤 qín diligent

## In a sentence

他在学校负责后勤工作。 He is in charge of support services at the school.

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## More words with 后 or 勤

- [背后 bèihòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beihou)
- [此后 cǐhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cihou)
- [过后 guòhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guohou)
- [后代 hòudài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houdai)
- [后果 hòuguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houguo)
- [后悔 hòuhuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houhui)
- [后来 hòulái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houlai)
- [后面 hòumiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houmian)
- [后期 hòuqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houqi)
- [后台 hòutái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houtai)

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