(qiāo) — to knock, to tap, to strike; (colloquial) to overcharge, to rip off

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • Qǐng qiāo mén zài jìn lái.
    Please knock before coming in.
  • Tā xǐ huan zài zhuō zi shàng qiāo jié zòu.
    He likes to tap out a rhythm on the table.
  • Zhè jiā diàn qiāo le wǒ de zhú gàng.
    This store ripped me off.

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