敲 (qiāo) — to knock, to tap, to strike; (colloquial) to overcharge, to rip off
Definition
敲 means a light, repeated knock or tap — softer than 打 (which can be a real hit). It also means 'rip off' in speech, similar to 宰 (zǎi), but 敲 is far more common.
verb
to knockto tapto strike(colloquial) to overchargeto rip off
Examples
- 。Qǐng qiāo mén zài jìn lái.Please knock before coming in.
- 敲。Tā xǐ huan zài zhuō zi shàng qiāo jié zòu.He likes to tap out a rhythm on the table.
- 敲。Zhè jiā diàn qiāo le wǒ de zhú gàng.This store ripped me off.
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