"pull strings" in Chinese (Simplified)

走后门利用关系

Definition

秘密利用自己的关系或影响力来达成某事，通常是谋取私利或帮助某人。

属于口语表达，常带贬义，暗示利用关系获得不公平的好处或特权，常用于求职、办事等情境。不是字面意思，与木偶无关。

He pulled strings to get his brother a job.

他**走后门**帮他哥哥找到了工作。

You can't just pull strings to get into college.

你不能只是**走后门**进大学。

My uncle offered to pull strings for my visa application.

我叔叔主动提出要**走后门**帮我办签证。

I wish I could just pull strings and skip the waiting list, but I have no connections.

真希望我能**走后门**不用排队，可惜我没人脉。

She didn’t get the promotion on her own—someone must have pulled strings for her.

她不是靠自己升职的—肯定有人帮她**走过后门**。

Don’t bother asking me to pull strings—I don’t have any influence at the company.

别找我**走后门**—我在公司里一点影响力都没有。