暗箱操作 àn xiāng cāo zuò

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

暗 àn
HSK 5
dark; obscure; in secret, covert
箱 xiāng
HSK 3
case, box, chest, trunk
操 cāo
HSK 5
conduct, run, control, manage
作 zuò
HSK 1
make; work; compose, write; act, perform