"Backbone" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay / pillar / prop / backbone |   |
| 志气 | zhì qì | ambition / resolve / backbone / drive / spirit | |
| 中枢 | zhōng shū | center / backbone / hub (e.g. of transport network) / the central administration | |
| 中坚 |  zhōng jiān | core / nucleus / backbone | |
| 脊椎 | jǐ zhuī | vertebra / backbone | |
| 主干线 | zhǔ gàn xiàn | trunk line (of road, network etc) / backbone (cable) | |
| 顶梁柱 | dǐng liáng zhù | pillar / backbone | |
| 主心骨 | zhǔ xīn gǔ | backbone / mainstay / pillar / definite view / one's own judgment | |
| 脊骨 | jǐ gǔ | backbone | |
| 脊梁骨 | jǐ liang gǔ | backbone | |
| 膂 | lu:3 | backbone / strength | |
| 脊梁 | jǐ liáng | backbone / spine / Taiwan pr. [ji3 liang5] | |
| 骨干 | gǔ gàn | diaphysis (long segment of a bone) / fig. backbone | |
| 骨气 | gǔ qì | unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone | |
| 骨干网路 | gǔ gàn wǎng lù | backbone network | |
| 校园骨干 | xiào yuán gǔ gàn | campus backbone | |
| 主干网路 | zhǔ gàn wǎng lù | core network / backbone network | |
| 技术主干 | technology backbone | |
