后门

後門

hòumén

noun #4,259

Measure Word

一扇后门 shàn

Meanings

1 back door
2 backdoor (connections; under-the-table dealings)

Characters

back; rear; after

Examples

HSK 1

请从后门出去。

Qǐng cóng hòumén chūqù.

Please exit through the back door.

HSK 2

他走后门才拿到这个工作。

Tā zǒu hòumén cái nádào zhège gōngzuò.

He got this job through backdoor connections.

Tips

usage

走后门 ('go through the back door') is a common idiom meaning to use personal connections or bribery to get something done outside normal channels.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

门 mén