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Information of 吹

Pinyin chuī

Radical

口

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to blow / blast / puff / boast / brag / end in failure

吹 [chuī] 1. 合拢嘴唇用力出气。 - To purse one's lips and blow forcefully. 2. 说大话。 - To boast or talk big. 3. 类似吹的动作。 - An action similar to blowing. 4. （事情）失败。 - (Things) failure. 5. 消息流传，鼓动宣传。 - To spread news, incite, or promote. 吹的细节: 1. 合拢嘴唇用力呼气： - Examples: 吹打 (to beat by blowing), 吹灯 (a. to blow out a flame; b. euphemism for death; c. euphemism for failure, collapse), 吹毛求疵 (to nitpick), 吹鼓手 (a. person who plays drums at weddings/funerals; b. someone who haphazardly praises others), 吹灰之力 (the effort to blow away dust). 2. 说大话： - Examples: 吹牛 (to brag), 吹嘘 (to boast). 3. 类似吹的动作： - Examples: 吹拂 (to blow gently), 风吹草动 (the wind blows and the grass rustles). 4. （事情）失败： - Examples: 吹台 (to fail in a task). 5. 消息流传，鼓动宣传： - Example: 鼓吹 (to advocate or promote). 释义: 1. 同本义 [En.] blow; puff. 2. 刮风 [En.] blow. 3. 引申为吹奏乐器 [En.] toot. 4. 关系破裂;失败 [En.] break up. 5. 说大话，自夸 [En.] boast. 引文： 1. 《说文》：吹，嘘也。 - In the "Shuowen," it is noted that "blow" also means "to hiss." 2. 《庄子·逍遥游》：生物之以息相吹也。- From "Zhuangzi," it mentions living things are blown by breath. 例子： - 吹火筒 (to fan the fire), 吹火 (to blow air to make the fire stronger), 吹网 (to blow air into a net), 吹吁 (to blow and exhale). - 风一阵阵地吹 (The wind blows in gusts), 吹云 (to blow up clouds; another term for drum). Conclusion: - 吹 has multiple meanings and uses in different contexts, illustrating both physical actions and abstract concepts such as failure and boasting.

吹灯 chuī dēng

blow out a lamp

吹响 chuī xiǎng

blow

吹牛 chuī niú

to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect)

吹嘘 chuī xū

to brag

吹奏 chuī zòu

to play (wind instruments)

吹风会 chuī fēng huì

briefing / leaking meeting / advanced briefing

风吹日晒 fēng chuī rì shài

(idiom) to be exposed to the elements

吹拂 chuī fú

to brush / to caress (of breeze) / to praise

吹风 chuī fēng

air / be in a draught / dry with a blower

风吹草动 fēng chuī cǎo dòng

lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom) / fig. the slightest whiff of trouble

吹箫 chuī xiāo

to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob

不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì

as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease

吹动 chuī dòng

blow

吹打 chuī dǎ

blow and beat -- to play music / play wind and percussion instruments

吹熄 chuī xī

to blow out (a flame)

吹捧 chuī pěng

to flatter / to laud sb's accomplishments / adulation

吹鼓手 chuī gǔ shǒu

(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession / (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises / booster

自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

吹牛皮 chuī niú pí

to boast / to talk big

春风吹又生 chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng

Spring breeze blows again

鼓吹 gǔ chuī

to agitate for / to enthusiastically promote

大吹大擂 dà chuī dà léi

to make an exhibition of oneself / ostentation

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

瞎吹 xiā chuī

to boast / to shoot one's mouth off

吹胡子瞪眼 chuī hú zi dèng yǎn

to get angry / to fume

竖吹 shù chuī

Vertical blow