Definition
敲门 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to knock on a door'. The verb 敲 and the object 门 can be split by inserting 了, 过, measure words, or complements between them — for example, 敲了三次门 ('knocked three times on the door'). When not split, the two syllables stay together as a unit.
v.o.
to knock on a door
Examples
- 敲门。Tā qīngqīng 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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