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敲

qiāo · qiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  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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Knocking on the wall

  1. Liangliang

    有人(yǒurén)敲(qiāo)门(mén)，你(nǐ)去(qù)开(kāi)吧(ba)。

    Someone's knocking. Go open it.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)隔壁(gébì)的(de)大妈(dàmā)，她(tā)说(shuō)我们(wǒmen)敲(qiāo)墙(qiáng)太(tài)大声(dàshēng)了(le)。

    It's the neighbour next door. She says we're knocking on the wall too loudly.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)敲(qiāo)墙(qiáng)，我(wǒ)在(zài)敲(qiāo)核桃(hétao)。

    I'm not knocking on the wall. I'm cracking walnuts.

  4. Dengdeng

    大妈(dàmā)听见(tīngjiàn)了(le)，她(tā)想(xiǎng)要(yào)几(jǐ)个(gè)核桃(hétao)。

    She heard it and wants a few walnuts.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)敲(qiāo)几(jǐ)个(gè)，给(gěi)她(tā)送去(sòngqù)！

    Then I'll crack a few more and take them over!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)来(lái)敲(qiāo)你(nǐ)的(de)门(mén)时(shí)，世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)财(cái)富(fù)都(dōu)是(shì)无(wú)用(yòng)的(de)。

All the wealth in the world is useless when death comes knocking on your door.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)敲(qiāo)了(le)三(sān)下(xià)门(mén)，然(rán)后(hòu)走(zǒu)了(le)进(jìn)去(qù)。

He knocked lightly on the door three times, then went in.

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