敲门 (qiāo mén) — to knock on a door
Definition
敲门 is a separable verb (离合词): in aspect or with a number, 敲 and 门 split apart, as in 敲了三下门 ("knocked three times").
verb
to knock on a door
Examples
- 敲门。Tā qīng qīng de qiāo mén.He gently knocked on the door.
- 。Tā qiāo le sān xià mén.He knocked three times on the door.
- 敲门。Yǒu rén zài qiāo mén.Someone is knocking on the door.
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