窍门

窍门 qiàomén

A trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)^†

窍门 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體竅門 qiaomen

What 窍门 means

A trick^†
an ingenious method^†
know-how^†
the knack (of doing sth)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 窍门, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

窍门 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

窍

qiào

Intelligence (enlighten)

门

mén

Door (gate - know-how - category - mw for courses)

Words that share a character with 窍门

How to write 窍门

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窍门 in a sentence

做这道菜有个小窍门。

Zuò zhè dào cài yǒu ge xiǎo qiàomén.

There is a little knack to making this dish.

他很快就摸到了窍门。

Tā hěn kuài jiù mō dào le qiàomén.

He soon got the hang of it.

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Questions about 窍门

What does 窍门 mean in English?

窍门 is pronounced qiàomén and means A trick, an ingenious method, know-how, the knack (of doing sth) †.

How do you pronounce 窍门?

窍门 is qiàomén in pinyin — written qiaomen without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 窍门?

窍门 is written with 2 characters: 窍 (qiào) Intelligence (enlighten), 门 (mén) Door (gate - know-how - category - mw for courses). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 窍门 written in traditional Chinese?

竅門. The simplified form 窍门 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 竅門 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced qiàomén.

Is 窍门 an HSK word?

Yes — 窍门 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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