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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.