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磕

kē
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to tap
  2. 2. to knock (against sth hard)
  3. 3. to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)

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Stroke order

15 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

2 items
碰
pèng

to touch

碰 means to bump or touch, often accidental, similar to one sense of 磕.
撞
zhuàng

to knock against

撞 means to hit or strike with force, stronger than 磕.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

磕 often describes accidental bumping against something hard, like 磕到门 (bump into a door), not intentional knocking like 敲门 (knock on a door).

Example Sentences

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他不小心 磕 到了头。
He accidentally bumped his head.

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Words Containing 磕

死磕
sǐ kē

(coll.) to fight to the death

磕碰
kē pèng

to knock against

磕磕
kē kē

(onom.) knocking

磕磕巴巴
kē kē bā bā

stammering

磕磕绊绊
kē ke bàn bàn

bumpy (of a road)

磕糖
kē táng

(slang) to revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being affectionate

磕膝盖
kē xī gài

(dialect) knee

磕头
kē tóu

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

磕头如捣蒜
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)