# 走后门 (zǒuhòumén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 走后门 (zǒuhòumén) means “to pull strings; to use backdoor connections”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pull strings; to use backdoor connections
- Pinyin: zǒuhòumén (zou3 hou4 men2)
- Traditional: 走後門
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他靠实力找工作，没有走后门。
  Tā kào shílì zhǎo gōngzuò, méiyǒu zǒuhòumén.
  He got the job by skill, without pulling strings.

## Characters

- [走](https://hanziro.com/word/zou-walk/) (zǒu): to walk; to leave
- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind
- [门](https://hanziro.com/word/men-door/) (mén): door; gate

https://hanziro.com/word/zou-hou-men-pull-strings/

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