走后门走後門 zǒu hòu mén — lit. to enter by the back door
zǒu (third tone, dipping) hòu (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)zou3 hou4 men2
Traditional: 走後門
lit. to enter by the back door
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
lit. to enter by the back door
lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections
verb
Character breakdown
Words containing 走
- 走zǒu (third tone, dipping)to walk, to go on foot
- 走路zǒu (third tone, dipping) lù (fourth tone, falling)to walk
- 走过走過zǒu (third tone, dipping) guò (fourth tone, falling)to walk past
- 走廊zǒu (third tone, dipping) láng (second tone, rising)corridor
- 拿走ná (second tone, rising) zǒu (third tone, dipping)to take away
- 行走xíng (second tone, rising) zǒu (third tone, dipping)to walk
- 走私zǒu (third tone, dipping) sī (first tone, high and level)to smuggle
- 逃走táo (second tone, rising) zǒu (third tone, dipping)to escape
- 走开走開zǒu (third tone, dipping) kāi (first tone, high and level)to leave
- 走进走進zǒu (third tone, dipping) jìn (fourth tone, falling)to enter
- 走近zǒu (third tone, dipping) jìn (fourth tone, falling)to approach
- 出走chū (first tone, high and level) zǒu (third tone, dipping)to leave home
- 走投无路走投無路zǒu (third tone, dipping) tóu (second tone, rising) wú (second tone, rising) lù (fourth tone, falling)to be at an impasse (idiom)
- 走漏zǒu (third tone, dipping) lòu (fourth tone, falling)to leak (of information
- 走过场走過場zǒu (third tone, dipping) guò (fourth tone, falling) chǎng (third tone, dipping)to go through the motions
- 走弯路走彎路zǒu (third tone, dipping) wān (first tone, high and level) lù (fourth tone, falling)to take an indirect route
- 东奔西走東奔西走dōng (first tone, high and level) bēn (first tone, high and level) xī (first tone, high and level) zǒu (third tone, dipping)to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
Words containing 门
- 门門mén (second tone, rising)door, gate
- 部门部門bùmén (fourth tone, falling)department, division (of an organisation)
- 专门專門zhuān (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)specialist
- 门口門口mén (second tone, rising) kǒu (third tone, dipping)doorway
- 出门出門chū (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to go out
- 大门大門dà (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)entrance
- 门票門票mén (second tone, rising) piào (fourth tone, falling)ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 上门上門shàng (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)to drop in
- 热门熱門rè (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)popular
- 敲门敲門qiāo (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to knock on a door
- 门诊門診mén (second tone, rising) zhěn (third tone, dipping)outpatient service
- 门槛門檻mén (second tone, rising) kǎn (third tone, dipping)doorstep
- 入门入門rù (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)entrance door
- 阀门閥門fá (second tone, rising) mén (second tone, rising)valve (mechanical)
- 窍门竅門qiào (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)a trick
- 门路門路mén (second tone, rising) lù (fourth tone, falling)way of doing sth
- 门铃門鈴mén (second tone, rising) líng (second tone, rising)doorbell
- 冷门冷門lěng (third tone, dipping) mén (second tone, rising)a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)