kē

磕

HSK 7-9Character · Verb

knock; bump; tap

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to knock against; to bump into

Refers to colliding with a hard object, often resulting in damage or injury.

Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎ把
tóu头
kē磕
zài在
mén门
kuàng框
shàng上
le了
 。

He accidentally knocked his head on the door frame.

Nà那
ge个
bēi杯
zi子
diào掉
zài在
dì地
shàng上
kē磕
pò破
le了
 。

The cup fell on the ground and got cracked.

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Bié别
kē磕
le了
 ,
xiǎo小
xīn心
shòu受
shāng伤
 。

Don't bump into things anymore, be careful not to get hurt.

Tā他
zǒu走
lù路
tài太
jí急
 ,
xī膝
gài盖
kē磕
pò破
le了
 。

He walked too fast and scraped his knee.

Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
tou头
bèi被
kē磕
diào掉
le了
yī一
ge个
jiǎo角
 。

A corner of this piece of wood was knocked off.

2.

verb

to tap; to knock off

informal

Used to describe the action of hitting an object against something to remove dust, ash, or dirt.

Jìn进
wū屋
qián前
qǐng请
bǎ把
xié鞋
shàng上
de的
ní泥
kē磕
diào掉
 。

Please knock the mud off your shoes before entering.

Lǎo老
dà大
ye爷
zài在
shí石
tou头
shàng上
kē磕
le了
kē磕
yān烟
dài袋
 。

The old man tapped his pipe against a stone.

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Tā他
bǎ把
bǐ笔
kē磕
le了
kē磕
 ,
jì继
xù续
xiě写
zì字
 。

He tapped the pen and continued writing.

Bǎ把
xié鞋
shàng上
de的
xuě雪
kē磕
gān干
jìng净
zài再
jìn进
lái来
 。

Knock the snow clean off your shoes before coming in.

Fàn饭
hòu后
yào要
kē磕
kē磕
yān烟
dǒu斗
 。

One needs to tap the pipe bowl after a smoke.