wǒchéngrèn, zìjǐzhēndehěnxìngyùn”tākòujīzheshēnbàngdezhuōzǐshuō : “bìbìxié!” I ’ ve been really lucky,I have to say,” she reports,rapping on the table beside her.“ Touch wood!
yīgèshēngchēngtōngguòzàizhuōzǐshàngkòujīnéngcóngsǐzhěnàlǐdédàoxìnxīderén。 someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a table.
zhīhòushìliánxùdekòuménshēng。 Then the rattle..on the knocker.
kòuzhěnfǎyīzhǒngyīliáozhěnduànfāngfǎ, tōngguòqiāojīshēntǐgèbùwèi, yóuqíshìxiōng、 jǐhéfùbù, gēnjùhuíshēngláipànduànnèizàngqìguǎndezhuàngkuàng A method of medical diagnosis in which various areas of the body, especially the chest, back, and abdomen, are tapped to determine by resonance the condition of internal organs.
yòumíngliàngfāguāngdiǎnderèdàiměizhōudekòutóuchóng。 tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots.
tāxiàngpúsàkòubài . She kowtowed to Buddha。
yīshēngkòuliǎokòutādexiōngwèitājiǎnchá。 The doctor sounded his chest.
yīshēngkòujībìngréndexiōngtáng The doctor percussed the patient's chest.
kòutóuchóngkòutóuchóngkēdeyīzhǒngjiáchóng, bāokuòkòutóuchóng Any of numerous beetles of the family Elateridae, which includes the click beetles.
kòuzhěnchuíyòngzàitōngguòzhèndàngsuǒzuòdejiǎncháhuòzhěnduànzhōngdexiàngpítóudexiǎochuí A small, rubber-headed hammer used in examination or diagnosis by percussion.
kòuzhěnbǎnzàitōngguòzhèndàngzuòdezhěnduànzhōngkàozàishēntǐshàngyòngkòuzhěnchuíqīngpèngdexiǎobáopiàn A small, thin plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in diagnosis by percussion.
huángdìjìnfángjiānshí, suǒyòudepúréndūdéxiàngtākòushǒu。 All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
dàishǔdeqiánzhīkànqǐláihěnbùfādádànshìyòulìdeyòuwǔzhǐdeshǒuzàiwěizhuānghuòqīngkòushíhěnyòujìqiǎo。 the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting- Springfield (Mass.) Union.
qīngkòuchuántǐfāchūdeshēngxiǎnghuìcónghǎidǐfǎnshèhuílái。 A sound made by taping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom.
qiāojīshēngqiāojīhuòkòujīfāchūdeshēngyīn A knocking or tapping sound.
gèzhǒngkòutóuchóngkējiáchóngdexíngsìrúchóngdeyòuchóng; chīduōzhǒngnóngzuòwùdegēn。 wormlike larva of various elaterid_beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants.
qīngpāiqīngkuàidìpāi; qīngkòu To hit lightly and quickly; tap.
tābǎgāoqiú( chōngzhùduìshǒu) kòushāguòqù . He smashed the lob (straight at his opponent's body).
ràngwǒkòuzhěnnǐfèibù。 Let me sound your lung.
yīxìlièjíjù 'érchóngfùdeqiāojīshēnghuòkòujīshēng( rúdǎgǔshēnghuòqiāoménshēng)。 a series of short sharp noises (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door).
nàwēiruòdeshēngyīnréngránbùshídìqīngkòuzhetādexīnfēi。 But that little voice kept nudging.
duìmǒuréndexiōngbùjìnxíngkòuzhěn Sound a person's chest, ie by tapping it
tōngguòcèdìngkòujīhéshōudàohuíshēngzhījiāndeshíjiānjiàngé , jiùnéngtuīsuànchūgāichùhǎideshēndù。 By measuring the time interval beteen the taps and the receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated.
kòutóuguìxiàbìngshǐqián 'échùdìdedòngzuò The act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground.
tāhuíjiāhěnwǎn, bùdébùqīngqīngdìkòuménpàchǎoxǐnglínjū。 He went home very late and had to tap at the door lightly to avoid waking up the neighbours.