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
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Collocations
Commonly used with 门 (mén) as 敲门 (qiāo mén) meaning 'to knock on a door'.
Common mistakes
敲 typically implies hitting with a knuckle or a small hard object, not with a fist or large object like 打.
Example Sentences
3 shown他 敲 了一下鼓。
请先 敲 门。
请 敲 门。
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Words Containing 敲
to think over
to rip off
to back sb up
to knock on a door
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
to key in
a knell
to come to a decision
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
to beat sb
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
to pound
to make a continual banging sound
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
back-knocking massage
extortion and blackmail (idiom)
extortion
to make doubly sure (idiom)
to sound a bell
to beat a gong
to strike the edge of the gong
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
to get sth open by tapping or striking it
to sound a bell
to make insinuations
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work