Usage note
敲表示用手或东西轻轻打门、桌子。
qiāo biǎo shì yòng shǒu huò dōng xī qīng qīng dǎ mén 、 zhuō zi。
Knock means to lightly hit a door, table, or something with your hand or an object.
Context note
敲常出现在敲门、敲桌子和动作里。
qiāo cháng chū xiàn zài qiāo mén 、 qiāo zhuō zi hé dòng zuò lǐ。
Knock often appears in knocking on doors, tables, and actions.
5 examples
请敲门。
qǐng qiāo mén。
Please knock on the door.
他敲了敲桌子。
tā qiāo le qiāo zhuō zi。
He knocked on the table.
不要敲窗户。
bú yào qiāo chuāng hù。
Do not knock on the window.
我听见敲门声。
wǒ tīng jiàn qiāo mén shēng。
I heard the knock on the door.
老师敲黑板。
lǎo shī qiāo hēi bǎn。
The teacher taps the blackboard.
5 mini stories
我敲门以后，妈妈来开门。
wǒ qiāo mén yǐ hòu， mā ma lái kāi mén。
After I knocked on the door, Mom came to open it.
老师敲了敲黑板，大家都安静下来。
lǎo shī qiāo le qiāo hēi bǎn， dà jiā dōu ān jìng xià lái。
The teacher tapped the blackboard, and everyone became quiet.
请先敲门，再进来。
qǐng xiān qiāo mén， zài jìn lái。
Please knock first before coming in.
他敲桌子，提醒大家看这里。
tā qiāo zhuō zi， tí xǐng dà jiā kàn zhè lǐ。
He tapped the table to remind everyone to look here.
我听见外面有人敲门。
wǒ tīng jiàn wài miàn yǒu rén qiāo mén。
I heard someone knocking outside.
Mini dialogue
请敲门
A
进房间前，请先敲门。
Jìn fángjiān qián, qǐng xiān qiāo mén.
Please knock on the door before entering the room.
B
好的，我记住了。
Hǎo de, wǒ jìzhù le.
Okay, I'll remember.
谁在敲门
A
听，有人在敲门。
Tīng, yǒu rén zài qiāo mén.
Listen, someone is knocking on the door.
B
我去看看是谁。
Wǒ qù kànkan shì shéi.
I'll go see who it is.
Related words and contrasts
similar
打
dǎ
to hit; to strike
敲 is a light knock, 打 is a general hit.
related
拍
pāi
to pat; to clap
拍 is a flat-hand pat, 敲 uses knuckles or an object.