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走后门

zǒu hòu mén
HSK 7

English Meaning

lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
想要托关系走后门
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“They only approached my family to exploit our power for personal gain.”

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总有人想尽各种办法接近他

“(People always try to approach him in many ways.)”

“(They wanted to pull strings and use connections.)”

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从小我爸就叮嘱我

“(When I was young, my father kept reminding me)”

《开庭》 · daily_life
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我找你走后门了吗 你来找我那就是贿赂法官
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Keep your distance from my legal affairs, or you will get us both into serious criminal trouble.”

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我 我怎么又回来了 所以你就利用我

“(I...) (Why am I back here?) That's using me.”

“Did I take a shortcut through you? If you come to me, you are bribing the judge.”

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没来找我那就是诈骗 法官不喝律师的水

“If you don't, that's fraud. A judge won't take a drink offered by a lawyer.”

《家事法庭》 · legal_and_police
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至于 许红旗同志走后门这个事
HSK 7 00:03
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也欢迎你这样有才的同志

“The Publicity Division of Jiangcheng No. 1 Textile Factory would welcome a talent like you.”

“As for the accusation that Xu Hongqi pulled strings,”

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也只是冯琳同志的一面之词

“that's only Comrade Feng Lin's claim.”

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