敲边鼓 (qiāo biān gǔ): To back sb up (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 4

qiāo敲

to hit

HSK 3.0 · L1

biān边

side, edge, border, margin

HSK 3.0 · L5

gǔ鼓

drum; to beat, to strike, to rouse

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Example Sentences with 敲边鼓

tā他

zài在

páng旁

biān边

qiāo敲

biān边

gǔ鼓

，

bāng帮

péng朋

you友

shuō说

huà话

。

He backed his friend up by speaking on his behalf from the sidelines.

tán谈

pàn判

shí时

，

tóng同

shì事

yī一

zhí直

zài在

qiāo

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

bié别

rén人

zhēng争

lùn论

shí时

qiāo

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左边

zuǒ bian

on the left

旁边páng biānnext to

一边yī biānon the one hand …

路边lù biāncurb; roadside; wayside

一鼓作气

yì gǔ zuò qì

Make a concerted effort / Keep up the momentum

打鼓dǎ gǔto beat a drum; to feel nervous

挝鼓wōgǔto beat a drum

捣鼓dǎo gǔto fiddle with, to tinker

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Example Sentences with 敲边鼓

tā他

zài在

páng旁

biān边

qiāo敲

biān边

gǔ鼓

，

bāng帮

péng朋

you友

shuō说

huà话

。

He backed his friend up by speaking on his behalf from the sidelines.

tán谈

pàn判

shí时

，

tóng同

shì事

yī一

zhí直

zài在

qiāo

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

bié别

rén人

zhēng争

lùn论

shí时

qiāo

敲

biān边

gǔ鼓

，

zhī支

chí持

wǒ我

de的

tí提

yì议

。

During the negotiation, my colleague kept backing me up and supporting my proposal.

敲

biān边

gǔ鼓

，

ér而

bù不

shì是

zhí直

jiē接

cān参

yù与

。

He likes to back others up from the sidelines during arguments rather than directly participating.

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Example Sentences with 敲边鼓

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Example Sentences with 敲边鼓