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敲 qiāo

to knock

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 4
Radical
攴
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 高攴 ⿰高攴

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Example sentences with 敲

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  1. 有人在敲门。
    Yǒurén zài qiāo mén.
    Someone is knocking on the door.
    have-person at knock door
  2. 是谁在敲门？
    Shì shéi zài qiāo mén?
    Who is knocking on the door?
    is who at knock door
  3. 进门前，请先敲门。
    Jìnmén qián, qǐng xiān qiāomén.
    Before entering, please knock first.
    enter-door before, please first knock-door
  4. 他没有敲门就进来了。
    Tā méiyǒu qiāomén jiù jìnlai le.
    He came in without knocking.
    he not-have knock-door then enter-come (particle)
  5. 半夜的时候，突然有人敲门。
    Bànyè de shíhou, tūrán yǒurén qiāomén.
    In the middle of the night, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
    midnight (particle) time, suddenly have-person knock-door

Words with 敲 (1)