敲门

敲門

qiāomén

verb HSK 5 #4,324

Meanings

1 to knock on a door

Characters

to knock; to tap

To knock on a door — a basic social action.

Examples

进来之前请先敲门。

Jìnlái zhīqián qǐng xiān qiāomén.

Please knock before coming in.

有人在敲门，你去看看。

Yǒu rén zài qiāomén, nǐ qù kànkan.

Someone is knocking, go check.

我敲了半天门，没人开。

Wǒ qiāo le bàntiān mén, méi rén kāi.

I knocked for ages, but no one answered.

Tips

usage

敲门砖 (qiāoménzhuān, 'door-knocking brick') is an idiom meaning a stepping stone — something used to gain entry to an opportunity, like a diploma or connection.

Stroke Order

敲 qiāo

门 mén