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敲
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Definitions
- 1. to hit
- 2. to strike
- 3. to tap
- 4. to rap
- 5. to knock
- 6. to rip sb off
- 7. to overcharge
Example Sentences
1 shown请 敲 门。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 敲
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
extortion and blackmail (idiom)
to make insinuations
to come to a decision
to receive oral sex from a prostitute
to key in
extortion
to beat sb
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
to have sex with a prostitute
to sound a bell
to back sb up
to beat a gong
to rip off
to sound a bell
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
to think over
to make doubly sure (idiom)
to strike the edge of the gong
back-knocking massage
to make a continual banging sound
a knell
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
to knock on a door
to be masturbated by a prostitute
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
to get sth open by tapping or striking it
to pound