敲打 (qiāo dǎ) — (verb) to hit, beat, rap, tap (literal); (verb) figuratively, to pressure or supervise in a stern manner; to make snide remarks to provoke or irritate
Definition
Literally 'rap / tap / beat' with a hand or stick (e.g. 敲门 knock on a door). Figuratively means to pressure, supervise sternly, or needle someone with sharp remarks — a harsher, more confrontational sense than the gentle 'tap' of 拍.
verb
to hitbeatraptap (literal)figurativelyto pressure or supervise in a stern mannerto make snide remarks to provoke or irritate
Examples
- 敲打。Yé ye yòng guǎi zhàng qiāo dǎ dì miàn.Grandpa taps the ground with his cane.
- 敲打，。Lǎo bǎn jīng cháng qiāo dǎ yuán gōng, yào tā men jiā bān.The boss often pressures employees to work overtime.
- 敲打，。Bié zǒng qiāo dǎ wǒ, wǒ zhēn de shòu bù liǎo le.Stop making sarcastic remarks to me all the time; I really can't take it anymore.
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