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后门

hòu mén · hou men

Traditional 後門

Meaning

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  1. back door; back gate
  2. (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings
  3. anus
  4. (computing) backdoor
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The back door

  1. Liangliang

    前门(qiánmén)关(guān)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)后门(hòumén)吧(ba)。

    The front door is closed. Let us use the back door.

  2. Dengdeng

    后门(hòumén)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is the back door?

  3. Liangliang

    就(jiù)在(zài)那(nà)条(tiáo)小路(xiǎolù)后面(hòumian)。

    Right behind that small path.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)后门(hòumén)也(yě)锁着(suǒzhe)。

    But the back door is locked too.

  5. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，今天(jīntiān)他们(tāmen)休息(xiūxi)！

    Oh no, they are closed today!

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2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)男(nán)生(shēng)从(cóng)后(hòu)门(mén)进(jìn)来(lái)了(le)。

The boy entered by the back door.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)问(wèn)剧(jù)场(chǎng)后(hòu)门(mén)在(zài)哪(nǎ)？

Where is the stage door?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by hutian · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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