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磕

kē · ke/kè · ke

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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kē 磕

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

kè 磕

  1. variant of 嗑 (kè)
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In a conversation

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Cracking seeds

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)磕(kē)什么(shénme)？

    What are you cracking?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)磕(kē)瓜子(guāzǐ)，你(nǐ)要(yào)吗(ma)？

    I'm cracking sunflower seeds. Want some?

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)磕(kē)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Sure, I'll crack some too.

  4. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，别(bié)磕到(kēdào)牙(yá)。

    Careful, don't knock your teeth.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)，磕到了(kēdàole)！

    Ouch, I knocked it!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)说完(shuōwán)你(nǐ)就(jiù)磕到了(kēdàole)！

    You knocked it right after I said so!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)磕(kē)到(dào)了(le)桌(zhuō)角(jiǎo)，膝(xī)盖(gài)都(dōu)青(qīng)了(le)。

He accidentally knocked his knee against the corner of the table, and it turned black and blue.

02

进(jìn)屋(wū)前(qián)，他(tā)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)磕(kē)掉(diào)鞋(xié)上(shàng)的(de)泥(ní)。

Before going inside, he knocked the mud off his shoes at the doorway.

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