How to say “knock” in Chinese
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“Knock” in Chinese is 敲, qiāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
敲 is read qiāo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 高 gāo hints at the sound; on the right, 攴 “strike”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “敲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 敲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 有人在敲门yǒurénzàiqiāoménSomeone's knocking at the door.
- 听见有人敲门，她赶忙去开门。tīngjiànyǒurénqiāomén,tāgǎnmángqùkāiménHearing a knock at the door, she hurried to open it.
- 他没敲门就闯进来了。tāméiqiāoménjiùchuǎngjìnlaileHe burst in without knocking.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “It broke!”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “knock” in Chinese?
“Knock” in Chinese is 敲, pinyin qiāo.
What does 敲 mean?
敲 (qiāo) means “knock”.
How do you write 敲?
敲 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 敲?
敲 is read qiāo. Tones: qiāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“knock” in the lesson “It broke!”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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