qiāo mén
knock on the door
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有人在敲门。
Yǒurén zài qiāomén.
Someone is knocking at the door.
我听到有人在敲门。
Wǒ tīngdào yǒurén zài qiāomén.
I heard someone knocking at the door.
我去开门。
Wǒ qù kāimén.
I'll go open the door.
叩门 (kòu mén)
knock on the door
敲门 (qiāo mén)
knock on the door
开门 (kāimén)
open the door
关门 (guānmén)
close the door
The Chinese word 敲门 (qiāomén) for "knock on the door" is composed of two characters: 敲 (qiāo) and 门 (mén). The character 敲 originally meant "to strike" or "to beat", and it is often used in words related to percussion or knocking. In the context of 敲门, it refers to the act of knocking on a door. The character 门 simply means "door", and it is often used in words related to entrances or exits. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 敲门, which specifically refers to the action of knocking on a door.
