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5

to knock on the door

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qiao1men2 qiāomén

Meaning


Primary

to knock on the door

Alternatives

knock on the door, knocks on the door, knocking on the door, knocked on the door, to knock on a door, knock on a door, to knock, knock

Mnemonic


We 敲門 knock on a door when we come across an 門 entrance and 敲 knock on it to see if we can or should enter.

Usage


她 聽 到 有 人 敲門。

She heard someone knock on the door.

進 前 請 敲門。

Please knock on the door before entering.