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敲竹杠

qiāo zhú gàng

3-character word Traditional 敲竹槓

What 敲竹杠 means

1. extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

The characters in 敲竹杠

• 敲qiāoto hit; to strike; to tap
• 竹zhú(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
• 杠gàngcoffin-bearing pole (old); thick pole; bar; rod; thick line

Example sentences

• 汤姆被敲竹杠了。
  Tāngmǔ bèi qiāo zhúgàng le.
  Tom got ripped off.

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