HEYGOW ASMR

How people get on

10 phrases
HD
zǒu hòumén.
走后门。
ENpull strings
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gěi miànzi.
给面子。
ENlet someone save face
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lā guānxi.
拉关系。
ENcultivate connections
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huàqīng jièxiàn.
划清界限。
ENdraw a firm line
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dǎ chéng yí piàn.
打成一片。
ENblend right in
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rénqíng shìgù.
人情世故。
ENthe ways of the world
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yǒu lái yǒu wǎng.
有来有往。
ENgive and take
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yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín.
远亲不如近邻。
ENa near neighbour beats a distant relative
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jiāo qiǎn yán shēn.
交浅言深。
ENsaying too much too soon
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huànnàn jiàn zhēnqíng.
患难见真情。
ENhard times show true friends

走后门 - to go through the back door - means getting something through connections rather than the proper channel, and it is critical, not neutral. 交浅言深 - shallow acquaintance, deep words - names the mistake of confiding too early, which is a genuinely useful warning.