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窍门 qiàomén

窍门 qiàomén Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 窍门 qiàomén .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiàomén | qiao4 men2
English translation
a trick
an ingenious method
know-how
the knack (of doing sth)

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About 窍门 qiàomén

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Traditional form

竅門

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 窍门 qiàomén

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 窍门 qiàomén .

qiào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xué represents the meaning and qiǎo represents the sound. Simplified form of qiào .

Phonetic compound

qiǎo

Semantic compound

xué

Positional decomposition

穴巧

Number of Strokes

10
Mén

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Simplified form of mén . Pictograph of a gate.

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱丶丨

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 窍门 qiàomén

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zuò 煎蛋 jiān dàn bǐng bìng nán , dàn yǒu 窍门 qiàomén .

Making omelettes isn't difficult, but there's a knack to it.

能光 kào 傻劲儿, zhǎo 窍门 qiàomén .

Enthusiasm alone won't do . You've got to work skilfully.

gāng 开始 kāishǐ 有点儿 yǒu diǎn r nán 掌握 zhǎngwò 窍门 qiàomén Hòu jiù hǎo le

It'sa bit tricky at first till you get the hang of it.

他们 tā men 很快 jiù huì 找到 zhǎo dào 窍门 qiàomén

They are getting the hang of it very quickly.

窍门 qiàomén Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 窍门 qiàomén and their own compounds.

窍门 qiàomén Compounds

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