kāi
hòu
mén

idiom
common

Meaning of 开后门

开后门 means to provide undue advantages or benefits through abuse of power or personal connections. Pronounced kāi hòu mén.

  • to provide undue advantages or benefits through abuse of power or personal connections

Definitions & Examples

yīn
wèi
gěi
qīn
qi
de
gōng
kāi
hòu
mén
ér
bèi
diào
chá
 

He was investigated for giving his relative's company an unfair advantage.

Zài
xué
zhāo
shēng
zhōng
yán
jìn
kāi
hòu
mén
 

It is strictly forbidden to use personal connections in university admissions.

Zhè
ge
xiàng
de
zhōng
biāo
guò
chéng
hěn
tòu
míng
 
méi
yǒu
kāi
hòu
mén
de
xiàn
xiàng
 

The bidding process for this project is very transparent, with no backdoor dealings.

kào
kāi
hòu
mén
cái
dào
le
zhè
fèn
gōng
zuò
 

He got this job only by pulling strings.