qiāo dǎ
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  • 1

    v.beat; strike; rap; tap; percuss

    • tā yòng shǒu qiāo dǎ zhe fāng xiàng pán

      敲打方向盘

      He beat his hands on the steering wheel.

    • nóng mín men shǐ jìn de qiāo dǎ luó gǔ

      农民使劲敲打锣鼓

      The farmers beat their drums with great strength.

    • yǔ diǎn qiāo dǎ zhe chuāng hu

      雨点敲打窗户

      The rain lashed against the window.

  • 2

    v.dialmetasay something to irritate or criticize someone; keep somebody in their place with criticisms

    • lěng yán lěng yǔ qiāo dǎ tā rén

      冷言冷语敲打他人

      irritate others with sarcastic words

Word usage

  • "敲打" can be reduplicated, for example: "敲敲打打".
    • 意见直接出来,何必这么

      If you have any complaint, speak up. There's no need to irritate me with sarcastic words!

    • 建筑工人

      Builders were still hammering outside the window.