窍 (竅)
qiào
Pinyin

Definition

窍 (竅)
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qiào
  1. hole
  2. opening
  3. orifice (of the human body)
  4. (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

窍门
qiào mén
  1. 1 a trick
  2. 2 an ingenious method
  3. 3 know-how
  4. 4 the knack (of doing sth)
诀窍
jué qiào
  1. 1 secret
  2. 2 trick
  3. 3 knack
  4. 4 key
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
七窍
qī qiào
  1. 1 the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger

Idioms (3)

一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
财迷心窍
cái mí xīn qiào
  1. 1 mad about money (idiom)

Sample Sentences

窍门
qiàomén
Tip.
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我想他大概是对家务一窍不通吧，可是我记得他还是博士毕业呢，看来这智商和动手能力还真成不了正比。
wǒ xiǎng tā dàgài shì duì jiāwù yīqiàobùtōng ba ，kěshì wǒ jìde tā háishì bóshì bìyè ne ，kànlai zhè zhìshāng hé dòngshǒu nénglì hái zhēn chéng bùliǎo zhèngbǐ 。
I imagine he doesn't know how to do any chores. But I remember that he graduated from a doctoral degree, it seems like IQ and practical skills really don't correlate.
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哼，社会道德沦丧，一些小姑娘尽勾搭成功有为的中年大叔，中年大叔也忒没有原则了，忘了是谁和他一起同甘共苦了，简直鬼迷心窍。
hèng ，shèhuì dàodélúnsàng ，yīxiē xiǎogūniang jìn gōuda chénggōng yǒuwèi de zhōngnián dàshū ，zhōngnián dàshū yě tè méiyǒu yuánzé le ，wàng le shì shéi hé tā yīqǐ tónggāngòngkǔ le ，jiǎnzhí guǐmíxīnqiào 。
Hmph, society is morally bankrupt. Some young girls try hard to seduce successful and promising middle aged men, and the middle aged men really have no principles, forgetting who has stuck with them through thick and thin, and become simply possessed.
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我 觉得 恐怖片 是 一 个 很 特别 的 电影 种类，它 靠 离奇 的 故事情节 和 音乐 取胜，观众 明明 知道 这些 电影 有可能 将 你 吓 得 灵魂 出窍，仍然 欲罢不能。
wǒ juéde kǒngbùpiānr shì yī ge hěn tèbié de diànyǐng zhǒnglèi ，tā kào líqí de gùshi qíngjié hé yīnyuè qǔshèng ，guānzhòng míngmíng zhīdào zhèxiē diànyǐng yǒu kěnéng jiāng nǐ xià de línghún chūqiào ，réngrán yùbàbùnéng 。
I think scary movies are a truly special kind of movie, that rely on bizarre plots and music to get thrills. The audience clearly knows that the movie might scare them silly, but they can't stop watching.
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没想到学习多音字还有这么多窍门。太好了，今后我再也不用死记硬背了。
méixiǎngdào xuéxí duōyīnzì hái yǒu zhème duō qiàomén 。tài hǎo le ，jīnhòu wǒ zài yě bùyòng sǐjìyìngbèi le 。
I had no idea that characters with multiple readings had so many tricks to help remember them. Excellent. From now on I won't just memorize them one after another.
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用多了就有窍门了，多看几页就行了呗。我觉得中文搜索还是百度强。内容是Google的好几倍呢。而且好多新网页第一时间就能搜到，Google就不行。
yòng duō le jiù yǒu qiàomén le ，duō kàn jǐ yè jiù xíng le bei 。wǒ juéde Zhōngwén sōusuǒ háishì Bǎidù qiáng 。nèiróng shì Google de hǎojǐ bèi ne 。érqiě hǎo duō xīn wǎngyè dì yī shíjiān jiù néng sōudào ，Google jiù bù xíng 。
Use it for a while and you'll discover some tricks-of-the-trade; just look at a few more pages and you'll be fine. I think that for searching in Chinese, Baidu is still your best bet. It has several times as much content as Google. Plus, a lot of new web pages are immediately available there. Google can't do that.
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我这不是才开窍吗？要想不做剩女，就得主动出击！告诉你个秘密，我注册了几个婚恋网站。
wǒ zhè bùshì cái kāiqiào ma ？yào xiǎng bù zuò shèngnǚ ，jiù děi zhǔdòng chūjī ！gàosu nǐ ge mìmì ，wǒ zhùcè le jǐ ge hūnliàn wǎngzhàn 。
I'm only just starting to understand all this myself. If you don't want to end up a 'leftover woman', then you have to take the initiative! Let me tell you a secret. I joined a few online dating sites.
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得得得，赵老师，不愧是老前辈，没让我给绕进去。其实今天我们的话题就是“醋的妙用”。您平时有什么关于吃醋的小窍门吗？
dédédé ，Zhào lǎoshī ，bùkuì shì lǎoqiánbèi ，méi ràng wǒ gěi rào jìnqù 。qíshí jīntiān wǒmen de huàtí jiùshì “cù de miàoyòng ”。nín píngshí yǒu shénme guānyú chīcù de xiǎo qiàomén ma ？
Alright, Mr. Zhao. There's no denying you're an old hand at this. You didn't get taken in by me! Actually, our topic today is ``The Incredible Uses of Vinegar." What little tricks for eating vinegar do you use ordinarily?
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老板早！您穿西装真好看。您身材保持得这么好，肯定有什么窍门吧？
lǎobǎn zǎo ！nín chuān xīzhuāng zhēn hǎokàn 。nín shēncái bǎochí de zhème hǎo ，kěndìng yǒu shénme qiàomén ba ？
Good morning boss! You look good in a suit. You've really stayed in shape. You must have some secret technique?
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噢，原来是这样。不过现在，好多古董家具都是仿制品。你有什么分辨的窍门吗？
ō ，yuánlái shì zhèyàngde 。bùguò xiànzài ，hǎo duō gǔdǒng jiājù dōu shì fǎngzhìpǐn 。nǐ yǒu shénme fēnbiàn de qiàomén ma ？
Oh, I see. But nowadays a lot of antique furniture is just replicas. Do you have any tricks for distinguishing the two?
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