Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
敲
qiāo
Description
"敲"是用手或东西打在门、桌子上，发出声音的动作。
"敲" is the action of hitting a door or table with your hand or something to make a sound.
进别人房间以前，我们要先敲门。
Before entering someone else's room, we must first 敲 the door.
Meanings
敲qiāo
to knock; to strike; to beat
有人在敲门，你去看看。
Someone is knocking at the door, go check.
敲qiāo
to overcharge; to extort (informal)
这家店敲了我不少钱。
This shop overcharged me quite a bit.
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Notes
- Nuance
敲 implies striking to make a sound, unlike 打 which is more general hitting.
- Etymology
left part 高 (gāo) gives sound; right part 攴 relates to striking with a hand.
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