敲小鼓 qiāoxiǎogǔ to feel nervous Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 敲 qiāo verb to knock to hit, strike, or tap; to beat a drum; to rap on a door or surface小鼓 xiǎogǔ snare drum snare drum or side drum; a percussion instrument with a cylindrical shell and a set of metal wires stretched across the bottom head