[qiāo]
[動]
(在物體上面打; 擊) knock; beat; strike
sound the alarm
敲警鐘
usher in the new year with drums and gongs; beat drums and gongs to greet the new year
敲鑼打鼓迎新年
Can you knock this nail into the wood?
你能把這釘子敲進木頭里去嗎?
He struck three times on the door.
他敲了3次門。
Somebody is knocking on the window.
有人在敲窗子。
The clock has just struck four.
鐘剛敲過4點。
[口](敲竹杠;敲詐)overcharge; fleece sb.
He was stung for ten yuan.
他被敲去十塊錢。
How much did they sting you for?
他們敲了你多少錢?