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qiāo
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to hit
  2. 2. to strike
  3. 3. to tap
  4. 4. to rap
  5. 5. to knock
  6. 6. to rip sb off
  7. 7. to overcharge

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 472974)

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Words Containing 敲

敲山震虎
qiāo shān zhèn hǔ

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ

extortion and blackmail (idiom)

旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī

to make insinuations

敲定
qiāo dìng

to come to a decision

敲中背
qiāo zhōng bèi

to receive oral sex from a prostitute

敲入
qiāo rù

to key in

敲诈罪
qiāo zhà zuì

extortion

敲打
qiāo dǎ

to beat sb

平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

敲大背
qiāo dà bèi

to have sex with a prostitute

敲响
qiāo xiǎng

to sound a bell

敲边鼓
qiāo biān gǔ

to back sb up

敲锣
qiāo luó

to beat a gong

敲诈
qiāo zhà

to rip off

敲钟
qiāo zhōng

to sound a bell

敲打锣鼓
qiāo dǎ luó gǔ

lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb

推敲
tuī qiāo

to think over

敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo

to make doubly sure (idiom)

敲锣边儿
qiāo luó biān er

to strike the edge of the gong

敲背
qiāo bèi

back-knocking massage

敲敲打打
qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ

to make a continual banging sound

敲丧钟
qiāo sāng zhōng

a knell

不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

零打碎敲
líng dǎ suì qiāo

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

敲门
qiāo mén

to knock on a door

敲小背
qiāo xiǎo bèi

to be masturbated by a prostitute

零敲碎打
líng qiāo suì dǎ

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

敲门砖
qiāo mén zhuān

lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient

敲竹杠
qiāo zhú gàng

extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

敲开
qiāo kāi

to get sth open by tapping or striking it

敲击
qiāo jī

to pound