敲打 [－－]

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Pinyin qiāo dǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to beat sb
  2. to beat (a drum)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    大力​咁​敲​；​通常​都​會​發出​好​大聲音
    to beat; to strike; to hammer
    • 敲打船身發出求救信號
      敲打船身发出求救信号
      haau1 daa2 syun4 san1 faat3 ceot1 kau4 gau3 seon3 hou6
      to tap SOS signals on the vessel's hull
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to say something to criticise or irritate someone
  2. verb
    to pressure and supervise someone
  3. verb
    to beat; to knock
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    雨滴敲打窗户玻璃。
    雨滴敲打窗户玻璃。
    yǔ dī qiāo dǎ chuāng hu bō li 。
    • The rain beats against the window pane.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    敲打船身发出求救信号
    敲打船身發出求救信號
    haau1 daa2 syun4 san1 faat3 ceot1 kau4 gau3 seon3 hou6
    • to tap SOS signals on the vessel's hull