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

请从后门出去。

Qǐng cóng hòumén chūqù.

Please exit through the back door.

他走后门才拿到这个工作。

Tā zǒu hòumén cái nádào zhè ge gōngzuò.

He got this job through backdoor connections.

Tips

usage

走后门 (zǒu hòumén, '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

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