Hanzi
Traditional
竅
Simplified
窍

hole/opening/orifice (of the human body)/(fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

qiào

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄠˋ

Jyutping

hiu3

Example sentences

竅門 / 窍门 qiàomén
學習外語沒有什麼捷徑，勤奮就是成功的竅門。
学习外语没有什么捷径，勤奋就是成功的窍门。

There are no shortcuts to learning a foreign language; hard work is the secret to success.

訣竅 / 诀窍 juéqiào
他經過多年的努力，終於找到了成功的訣竅。
他经过多年的努力，终于找到了成功的诀窍。

After years of hard work, he finally found the secret to success.

Example Vocabulary

竅門

qiao4'men2

knack; trick; secret (to success)

訣竅

jue2'qiao4

secret of success; knack; trick

一竅不通

yi1'qiao4'bu4'tong1

七竅

qi1'qiao4

七竅生煙

qi1'qiao4'sheng1'yan1

開竅

kai1'qiao4

心竅

xin1'qiao4

鬼迷心竅

gui3'mi2'xin1'qiao4

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