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)

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 fǎn fù tuī qiāo 反复推敲 fāng àn 方案。 We need to carefully consider the plan.
2		yǒu rén 有人 qiāo mén 敲门， xià 吓 le 了 wǒ 我 yī 一 tiào 跳。 Someone knocked on the door and gave me a shock.
3		wǒ 我 duō cì 多次 qiāo mén 敲门 què 却 wú rén 无人 yìng dá 应答。 I knocked on the door many times, but no one answered.
4		yǒu rén 有人 qiāo mén 敲门， wǒ 我 jiù 就 qù 去 kāi mén 开门 le 了。 I opened the door when someone knocked.
5		tā 他 qiāo 敲 le 了 bàn tiān 半天 mén 门， zhōng yú 终于 jìn lái 进来 le 了。 He knocked on the door for a long time and finally came in.

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 fǎn fù tuī qiāo 反复推敲 fāng àn 方案。 We need to carefully consider the plan.
2		yǒu rén 有人 qiāo mén 敲门， xià 吓 le 了 wǒ 我 yī 一 tiào 跳。 Someone knocked on the door and gave me a shock.
3		wǒ 我 duō cì 多次 qiāo mén 敲门 què 却 wú rén 无人 yìng dá 应答。 I knocked on the door many times, but no one answered.
4		yǒu rén 有人 qiāo mén 敲门， wǒ 我 jiù 就 qù 去 kāi mén 开门 le 了。 I opened the door when someone knocked.
5		tā 他 qiāo 敲 le 了 bàn tiān 半天 mén 门， zhōng yú 终于 jìn lái 进来 le 了。 He knocked on the door for a long time and finally came in.