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敲

qiāoㄑㄧㄠ

Sino-Vietnamese: XAO

Traditional: 敲

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb)

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

Examples

  • 进来之前请先敲门。

    jìn lái zhī qián qǐng xiān qiāo mén.

    Please knock before coming in.

  • 有人在敲门。

    yǒu rén zài qiāo mén.

    Someone is knocking at the door.

  • 他每天敲键盘到很晚。

    tā měi tiān qiāo jiàn pán dào hěn wǎn.

    He types away at his keyboard until late every day.

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Stroke order

XAO · 14 strokes

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