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qiāo
HSK 5freq #4007

Meanings

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qiāo
  1. 1.to hit
  2. 2.to strike
  3. 3.to tap
  4. 4.to rap
  5. 5.to knock
  6. 6.to rip sb off
  7. 7.to overcharge

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock
  2. 2.to rip off; to overcharge; to blackmail
  3. 3.to criticize; to warn
  4. 4.to call someone (by phone); to telephone
  5. 5.to knock down; to remove; to demolish
  6. 6.to alter (clothes)
  7. 7.to compete (among businesses)
  8. 8.Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰraːw, *kʰraːws): phonetic 高 (OC *kaːw) + semantic 攴 (“to hit lightly; to tap”).

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