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敲 (haau1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

敲 (haau1, qiāo) — to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge; to hammer; to prod into; to tap to find out; to deduce; to make innuendos; to swindle; to blackmail; to extort; a truncheon; to beat

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 敲擊樂器 (haau1 gik1 ngok6 hei3) — percussion instruments
• 敲骨吸髓 (haau1 gwat1 kap1 seoi5) — to exploit someone completely; to squeeze someone dry; to bleed someone dry
• 敲鼓邊 (haau1 gu2 bin1) — noun; side stick
• 敲中背 (haau1 zung1 bui3) — to receive oral sex from a prostitute
• 敲入 (haau1 jap6) — to key in; to input
• 敲喪鐘 (haau1 song1 zung1) — a knell

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