敲门砖 Traditional 敲門磚 qiāo mén zhuān 🔊 lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom) + Review this word Meanings qiāo mén zhuān 敲門磚 lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedientto use sb as a stepping stone to fortune Its characters 敲qiāoto hitHSK 4门méngateHSK 2砖zhuānbrickHSK 6