qiāo
敲 (qiāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to hit; to strike; to tap”.
Meanings
- 1to hit
- 2to strike
- 3to tap
- 4to rap
- 5to knock
- 6to rip sb off
- 7to overcharge
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
敲门to knock on a door敲诈to rip off敲打to beat sb敲响to sound a bell敲击to pound敲诈勒索extortion and blackmail (idiom)敲定to come to a decision推敲to think over敲门砖lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient敲竹杠extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness敲边鼓to back sb up零敲碎打to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work