走后门 meaning in English

zǒu hòumén

(lit.) to enter through the back door; (fig.) to pull strings; to use connections

HSK 7-9Traditional 走後門16 strokes

Meaning of 走后门

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zǒuhòumén
  1. (lit.) to enter through the back door
  2. (fig.) to pull strings; to use connections
  3. (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

走 zǒu · to walk · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

后 hòu · back · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

门 mén · gate · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 走后门.

最后zuìhòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
走路zǒulùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
门口ménkǒudoorway; gate
后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie
门票ménpiàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
后边hòubianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
以后yǐhòuafter; later
后来hòuláiafterwards; later; newly arrived
走开zǒukāito leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
走进zǒujìnto enter; to step into
出门chūménto go out; to leave home

Questions about 走后门

What does 走后门 mean?

走后门 (zǒu hòumén) means "(lit.) to enter through the back door; (fig.) to pull strings; to use connections".

How do you write 走后门?

走后门 is made of 3 characters: 走 (7 strokes), 后 (6 strokes), 门 (3 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 走后门 an HSK word?

Yes. 走后门 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 走后门 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 走后门 is written 走後門.