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敲门

qiāo mén · qiao men

Traditional 敲門

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to knock on a door
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In a conversation

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A knock at night

  1. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)人(rén)在(zài)敲门(qiāomén)！

    Someone is knocking!

  2. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)晚(wǎn)，会(huì)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    So late. Who could it be?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)开门(kāimén)。哦(ò)，是(shì)邻居(línjū)！

    I will go open the door. Oh, it is the neighbour!

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)用力(yònglì)敲门(qiāomén)？

    Why was he knocking so hard?

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)门铃(ménlíng)坏(huài)了(le)，他(tā)是(shì)来(lái)送(sòng)饺子(jiǎozi)的(de)。

    He said the doorbell is broken. He came to bring dumplings.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)吧(ba)！

    Then let's eat the dumplings quickly!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)不(bú)要(yào)不(bù)敲(qiāo)门(mén)就(jiù)进(jìn)来(lái)。

Please do not enter the room without knocking.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)敲(qiāo)门(mén)，但(dàn)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)回(huí)应(yìng)。

I knocked on the door, but nobody answered.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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