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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 敲边鼓

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
敲边鼓 qiāo biān gǔ - to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 77,945 - 108,739

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiāo- to hit
- to strike
- to tap
- to rap
- to knock
- to rip sb off
- to overcharge
biān- side
- edge
- margin
- border
- boundary
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- simultaneously
bian- suffix of a noun of locality
- drum
- CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
- to drum
- to strike
- to rouse
- to bulge
- to swell
- old variant of 鼓[gu3]

Other Words Containing 敲边鼓

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
敲边鼓 - 9 77,945 - 108,739