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敲门
qiāo mén
Description
你想进别人的房间时，先要敲门。
When you want to enter someone else's room, you should knock on the door first.
敲门是很礼貌的行为。
Knocking on the door is a polite behavior.
Meanings
敲门qiāo mén
to knock on a door
进来前请先敲门。
Please knock before coming in.
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Notes
- Etymology
敲 (to knock) + 门 (door), a verb-object phrase.
- Nuance
separable verb; you can say 敲了三下门 (knocked three times).
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