Meaning of 敲边鼓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qiāobiāngǔ
- to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)
Stroke order for each character
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敲 qiāo · to hit · 14 strokes
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边 biān · side · 5 strokes
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鼓 gǔ · drum · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 敲边鼓.
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there; yonder |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | this side; here |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | side; adjacent place |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | left; the left side |
| 右边 | yòubian | right side; right, to the right |
| 里边 | lǐbian | inside |
| 北边 | běibian | north; north side |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 南边 | nánbian | south; south side |
| 东边 | dōngbian | east; east side |
| 西边 | xībian | west; west side |
Questions about 敲边鼓
What does 敲边鼓 mean?
敲边鼓 (qiāo biāngǔ) means "to back sb up; to support sb in an argument".
How do you write 敲边鼓?
敲边鼓 is made of 3 characters: 敲 (14 strokes), 边 (5 strokes), 鼓 (13 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.
Is 敲边鼓 an HSK word?
Yes. 敲边鼓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 敲边鼓 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 敲边鼓 is written 敲邊鼓.