qiāo​qiāo​dǎ​dǎ

to beat continually

  • created sense approved 敲敲打打 · qiāo​qiāo​dǎ​dǎ · to beat continually — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敲敲打打

    qiāo​qiāo​dǎ​dǎ

    to beat continually

    to beat or tap something repeatedly; to make a constant banging or clicking sound

    敲敲打打 (reduplication) → 敲打 · qiāo​da · to beat

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 敲敲打打 · qiāo​qiāo​dǎ​dǎ · to provoke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敲敲打打

    qiāo​qiāo​dǎ​dǎ

    to provoke

    (figurative) to use words to provoke, challenge, or find fault with someone

    敲敲打打 (reduplication) → 敲打 · qiāo​da · to warn or criticize

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense