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敲门
敲門
qiāomén
1. to knock on a door

Character Breakdown

敲
qiāo
to hammer, to pound, to strike
HSK 4 14 丶
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2 3 丶

Compound Words (3)

敲门砖
qiāoménzhuān
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门
bùzuòkuīxīnshì,bùpàguǐqiāomén
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊
píngshēngbùzuòkuīxīnshì,bànyèqiāoménxīnbùjīng
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

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