Hanzi

敲

to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to overcharge

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

qiāo

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄠ

Jyutping

haau1

Example sentences

敲 qiāo
不要敲桌子。

Don't knock on the table.

警鐘 / 警钟 jǐngzhōng
這件事為我們敲響了警鐘。
这件事为我们敲响了警钟。

This incident has sounded an alarm for us.

敲門 / 敲门 qiāomén
我聽見有人在敲門。
我听见有人在敲门。

I heard someone knocking on the door.

誰 / 谁 shéi
誰在敲門？
谁在敲门？

Who is knocking at the door?

推敲 tuīqiāo
寫文章時，我們應該反覆推敲用詞，使表達更加精確。
写文章时，我们应该反复推敲用词，使表达更加精确。

When writing an article, we should repeatedly ponder the choice of words to make the expression more precise.

敲定 qiāodìng
經過多次討論，計畫終於敲定了。
经过多次讨论，计划终于敲定了。

After many discussions, the plan was finally finalized.

磋商 cuōshāng
經過反覆磋商，我們終於敲定了合約的細節。
经过反复磋商，我们终于敲定了合约的细节。

After repeated negotiations, we finally settled the details of the contract.

敲詐 / 敲诈 qiāozhà
他試圖敲詐那家公司，結果被警察逮捕了。
他试图敲诈那家公司，结果被警察逮捕了。

He tried to blackmail that company, and as a result, he was arrested by the police.

敲邊鼓 / 敲边鼓 qiāobiāngǔ
在他向老闆求情時，我也在旁邊幫他敲邊鼓。
在他向老板求情时，我也在旁边帮他敲边鼓。

When he was pleading with the boss, I was also on the side helping him back him up.

Example Vocabulary

敲

qiao1

to knock; to strike; to beat

敲門

qiao1'men2

to knock on a door

推敲

tui1'qiao1

to weigh; to ponder; to deliberate (over words)

敲定

qiao1'ding4

to finalize; to settle; to hammer out

敲打

qiao1'da3

敲擊

qiao1'ji2

敲詐

qiao1'zha4

to blackmail; to extort

敲敲打打

敲竹杠

敲邊鼓

qiao1'bian1'gu3

to back someone up; to assist from the sidelines; to chime in

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