Meaning of qiāo:
qiāo
敲
Verb
to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
Yǒurén zài wǎnshàng qiāo mén.
有人在晚上敲门。
Someone is knocking on the door at night.
Tā yòng chuízi qiāo mén.
他用锤子敲门。
He knocked on the door with a hammer.
Tā zài mén shàng qīng qīng de qiāo le jǐ xià.
他在门上轻轻地敲了几下。
He gently tapped on the door a few times.
Tā qù qiāo le línjū de mén.
他去敲了邻居的门。
He went to rap on the neighbor's door.
Tā zài mén shàng qiāo le sān xià.
他在门上敲了三下。
He knocked on the door three times.
Zuótiān wǒ zài shìchǎng shàng bèi shāngfàn gěi qiāo le yī bǐ.
昨天我在市场上被商贩给敲了一笔。
Yesterday at the market, I was ripped off by a vendor.
Zhè jiā fàndiàn zǒng shì xiǎngfāngshèfǎ de qiāo gùkè de qián.
这家饭店总是想方设法地敲顾客的钱。
This restaurant always tries to overcharge its customers.
