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敲

qiāo
verb HSK 5 #2,528

Meanings

  1. 1 to knock; to tap; to strike
  2. 2 to extort (colloquial)

Examples

有人在敲门。
Yǒu rén zài qiāo mén.
Someone is knocking on the door.
他敲了敲桌子。
Tā qiāo le qiāo zhuōzi.
He tapped on the table.
敲三下门就开。
Qiāo sān xià mén jiù kāi.
Knock three times and the door will open.
程序员每天都在敲代码。
Chéngxùyuán měitiān dōu zài qiāo dàimǎ.
Programmers type code every day.

Tips

usage
敲代码 (qiāo dàimǎ) = to type/write code — very common Chinese programmer slang, literally 'knocking out code.' Also: 敲键盘 (qiāo jiànpán) = to type on a keyboard.
usage
敲竹杠 (qiāo zhúgàng) = to rip off / to extort — an idiom for overcharging someone.

Stroke Order

敲 qiāo