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

jìng chuī (the wind) blows violently
吴市箫 wú shì chuī xiāo to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
吳市簫 wú shì chuī xiāo to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
干 chuī gān to blow-dry
乾 chuī gān to blow-dry
了 chuī le failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship)
冷风 chuī lěng fēng to blow cold; damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
冷風 chuī lěng fēng to blow cold; damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
口哨 chuī kǒu shào to whistle
拍拍 chuī chuī pāi pāi to boast and flatter
哨 chuī shào to blow a whistle; to whistle
喇叭 chuī lǎ ba (lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb; (slang) to give a blowjob
噓 chuī xū to brag
孔 chuī kǒng (of a musical instrument) blow hole
拍 chuī pāi to resort to bragging and flattering; abbr. for 吹牛拍馬|吹牛拍马[chui1 niu2 pai1 ma3]
擂 chuī léi to talk big; to boast
散 chuī sàn to disperse
枕边风 chuī zhěn biān fēng to sway (sb) through pillow talk
枕邊風 chuī zhěn biān fēng to sway (sb) through pillow talk
气 chuī qì to blow air (into)
氣 chuī qì to blow air (into)
灰 chuī huī to blow away dust
灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì as easy as pie
熄 chuī xī to blow out (a flame)
灯拔蜡 chuī dēng bá là lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom); fig. to die; to bite the dust; to be over and done with