暗箱操作 àn xiāng cāo zuò

under-the-table manipulations

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. under-the-table manipulations
  2. 2. covert activities (election rigging etc)
  3. 3. black operations

Characters

Character Meaning
暗 àn HSK 5
dark; hidden; secret
箱 xiāng HSK 3
box; chest; trunk
操 cāo HSK 5
to exercise; to drill (practice); to control
作 zuò HSK 1
to do; to write or compose; writings or works