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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 qiāoqiao1to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
2敲门 敲門 qiāo ménqiao1 men2to knock on a door
3推敲 推敲 tuī qiāotui1 qiao1to think over
4敲锣边儿 敲鑼邊兒 qiāo luó biān erqiao1 luo2 bian1 er5to strike the edge of the gong; (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
5敲定 敲定 qiāo dìngqiao1 ding4to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc)
6敲丧钟 敲喪鐘 qiāo sāng zhōngqiao1 sang1 zhong1a knell
7敲入 敲入 qiāo qiao1 ru4to key in; to input
8敲敲打打 敲敲打打 qiāo qiāo qiao1 qiao1 da3 da3to make a continual banging sound; (fig.) to provoke with words
9敲门砖 敲門磚 qiāo mén zhuānqiao1 men2 zhuan1lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
10敲门打户 敲門打戶 qiāo mén qiao1 men2 da3 hu4to knock at doors (idiom)
11敲锣打鼓 敲鑼打鼓 qiāo luó qiao1 luo2 da3 gu3to beat gongs and sound drums (idiom)
12敲锣 敲鑼 qiāo luóqiao1 luo2to beat a gong
13敲开 敲開 qiāo kāiqiao1 kai1to get sth open by tapping or striking it; (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼∼的大门 ) to open the door to ~; to gain access to ~
14敲击 敲擊 qiāo qiao1 ji1to pound; to rap
15不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门 不做虧心事,不怕鬼敲門 zuò kuī xīn shì , guǐ qiāo ménbu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 , bu4 pa4 gui3 qiao1 men2He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
16敲钉钻脚 敲釘鑽腳 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎoqiao1 ding1 zuan1 jiao3to make doubly sure (idiom)
17敲大背 敲大背 qiāo bèiqiao1 da4 bei4to have sex with a prostitute
18敲打锣鼓 敲打鑼鼓 qiāo luó qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation
19敲打 敲打 qiāo qiao1 da3to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
20敲边鼓 敲邊鼓 qiāo biān qiao1 bian1 gu3to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
21敲背 敲背 qiāo bèiqiao1 bei4back-knocking massage
22平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊 平生不做虧心事,半夜敲門心不驚 píng shēng zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn qiāo mén xīn jīngping2 sheng1 bu4 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 , ban4 ye4 qiao1 men2 xin1 bu4 jing1He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
23旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 páng qiāo pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji1to make insinuations; to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
24零敲碎打 零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì ling2 qiao1 sui4 da3to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
25零打碎敲 零打碎敲 líng suì qiāoling2 da3 sui4 qiao1to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work