qiāo biān gǔ

Traditional: 敲邊鼓

HSK 7–9

敲边鼓 (qiāo biān gǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to back sb up
  2. 2to support sb in an argument
  3. 3(lit. to beat nearby drum)

Characters in 敲边鼓

敲qiāo · to hit边biān · side鼓gǔ · drum

Related words

那边over there这边this side身边at one's side边side边suffix of a noun of locality一边one side旁边side; adjacent place左边left敲to hit右边right side鼓励to encourage鼓掌to applaud

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