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敲
qiāo
Main
English Definitionto hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip somebody off; to overcharge
Simplified Script敲
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinqiāo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄑㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping)haau1
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
敲门qiāoménto knock on a door
敲定qiāodìngto come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc)
敲响qiāoxiǎngto sound a bell; to raise the alarm
敲诈qiāozhàto rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
敲打qiāodǎto beat somebody; to beat (a drum)
Words With Same Tail Word    
推敲tuīqiāoto think over
零打碎敲líng dǎsuì qiāoto do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
轻敲qīngqiāothrum
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