吹 chuī

blow; puff; brag, boast

HSK 5 #1390

DEFINITIONS

吹 chuī
  • to blow
  • to play a wind instrument
  • to blast
  • to puff
  • to boast
  • to brag
  • to end in failure
  • to fall through

STROKES

WORDS

吹牛 chuī niú
HSK 6
to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)
吹捧 chuī pěng
HSK 6
to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
吹嘘 chuī xū to brag
吹风机 chuī fēng jī hair dryer
鼓吹 gǔ chuī to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious; nitpick
吹牛皮 chuī niú pí to boast; to talk big
自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
告吹 gào chuī to fizzle out; to come to nothing
吹奏 chuī zòu to play (wind instruments)
吹拂 chuī fú to brush; to caress (of breeze); to praise
电吹风 diàn chuī fēng hair dryer
吹号 chuī hào to blow a brass instrument
胡吹 hú chuī to boast wildly
吹管 chuī guǎn blowpipe
鼓吹者 gǔ chuī zhě advocate
风吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ lit. windswept and battered by rain; to undergo hardship (idiom)
吹胡子瞪眼 chuī hú zi dèng yǎn to get angry; to fume
不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease
不費吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease
人工吹气 rén gōng chuī qì oral inflation
人工吹氣 rén gōng chuī qì oral inflation
什么风把你吹来的 shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de What brings you here? (idiom)
什麼風把你吹來的 shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de What brings you here? (idiom)
劲吹 jìng chuī (the wind) blows violently
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