Chinese Word: 敲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

敲HSK 4

Pinyin: qiāo

English Definition: to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge

Chinese Definition:
①打，击：敲打。敲击。敲诈。敲边鼓(喻从旁帮人说话)。敲门砖。敲骨吸髓。旁敲侧击。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 攵

Pictophonetic: 高 indicates the sound; 攴 (strike) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 高 [ gāo ] tall, lofty; high, elevated
- 攴 [ pū ] to rap, to tap

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敲打	qiāo dǎ	to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
推敲	tuī qiāo	to think over
敲击	qiāo jī	to pound; to rap
敲诈	qiāo zhà	to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
敲定	qiāo dìng	to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc)

More: 敲* | *敲 | *敲*

1		jiù 就 zài 在 zhè shí 这时 tā 她 de 的 zhàng fū 丈夫 zhèng hǎo 正好 huí 回 lái 来 qiāo 敲 kāi 开 fáng mén 房门。 At that point her husband happened to knock on the door.
2		wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 qiāo 敲 guò 过 le 了。 I have knocked.
3		wǒ men 我们 jiǎn chá 检查 le 了 míng dān 名单 shàng 上 de 的 měi 每 yí gè 一个 míng zì 名字， qiāo 敲 le 了 wǒ men 我们 néng 能 zhǎo dào 找到 de 的 měi 每 yī 一 shàn 扇 mén 门。 We knocked on every door we could find and checked off every name on our list.
4		tā 他 zài 在 jiàn pán 键盘 shàng 上 yòng lì 用力 qiāo 敲 chū 出 “ bù 不 ” zì 字。 He hammered out "NO" on the keyboard.
5		tā 她 mài 卖 gěi 给 nǐ 你 nà 那 liàng 辆 zì xíng chē 自行车 qiāo 敲 le 了 nǐ 你 duō shǎo 多少 qián 钱？ How much did she rush you for that bike?

1		jiù 就 zài 在 zhè shí 这时 tā 她 de 的 zhàng fū 丈夫 zhèng hǎo 正好 huí 回 lái 来 qiāo 敲 kāi 开 fáng mén 房门。 At that point her husband happened to knock on the door.
2		wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 qiāo 敲 guò 过 le 了。 I have knocked.
3		wǒ men 我们 jiǎn chá 检查 le 了 míng dān 名单 shàng 上 de 的 měi 每 yí gè 一个 míng zì 名字， qiāo 敲 le 了 wǒ men 我们 néng 能 zhǎo dào 找到 de 的 měi 每 yī 一 shàn 扇 mén 门。 We knocked on every door we could find and checked off every name on our list.
4		tā 他 zài 在 jiàn pán 键盘 shàng 上 yòng lì 用力 qiāo 敲 chū 出 “ bù 不 ” zì 字。 He hammered out "NO" on the keyboard.
5		tā 她 mài 卖 gěi 给 nǐ 你 nà 那 liàng 辆 zì xíng chē 自行车 qiāo 敲 le 了 nǐ 你 duō shǎo 多少 qián 钱？ How much did she rush you for that bike?