"To knock on a door" in Chinese — 敲门 (qiāo mén)

敲

门

qiāo mén

to knock on a door

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 敲門1 example sentence

Definitions

1to knock on a door

Stroke order

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敲

门

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄑㄧㄠ

qiāo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄇㄣˊ

mén

ㄇ/ mㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

敲门

Simplified

敲門

Traditional

Example sentences

See 敲门 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

有人在敲门，你去开一下。
yǒu rén zài qiāo mén， nǐ qù kāi yí xià。
Someone is knocking on the door; go and open it.

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Related words

门

mén

gate

敲

qiāo

to hit

专门

zhuān mén

specialist

部门

bù mén

department

门口

mén kǒu

doorway

门票

mén piào

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

出门

chū mén

to go out

大门

dà mén

entrance

上门

shàng mén

to drop in

门诊

mén zhěn

outpatient service

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To knock on a door in Chinese: 敲门 (qiāo mén)