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chuī

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chuī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chuī | chui1
English translation
to blow
to play a wind instrument
to blast
to puff
to boast
to brag
to end in failure
to fall through
to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast

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About chuī

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

chuī

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of chuī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口欠

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

qiàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and qiàn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using chuī

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zài 哪里 nǎ lǐ Néng 接上 jiē shàng 吹风机 chuī fēng jī de 电源 diànyuán ?

Where can I plug in my hairdrier?

bàng ! yǐn 小号 xiǎo hào chuī duō hǎo ā !

Man ! Listen to him blow that trumpet!

fēng zài 林间 chuī Guò ,叶子 yèzi 微微 wēi wēi zuò zhāo 声响 shēng xiǎng .岭上啄木鸟 zhuó mù niǎo zài 波波 de qiāo zhāo shù .

Leaves rustled lightly in the wind and woodpeckers tapped at tree trunks.

裁判员 cái pàn yuán chuī shào ,宣布 xuānbù 比赛 bǐsài 结束 jiéshù .

The referee blew his whistle to end the match.

墙上 cǎo , fēng chuī 两边 liǎng bian dǎo .

A tuft of grass atop the wall sways right and left in the wind.

Words with chuī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chuī to blow chuī
吹牛 chuīniú to talk big吹牛 chuīniú
吹嘘 chuī xū to brag吹噓
鼓吹 gǔ chuī to agitate for鼓吹 gǔ chuī
吹捧 chuīpěng to flatter吹捧 chuīpěng
吹风机 chuī fēng jī hair dryer吹風機
吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī nitpick吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī
吹拂 chuī fú to brush吹拂 chuī fú
吹奏 chuī zòu to play (wind instruments)吹奏 chuī zòu
吹干 chuī gān to blow-dry吹乾
自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi
吹牛皮 chuī niú pí to boast吹牛皮 chuī niú pí
告吹 gào chuī to fizzle out告吹 gào chuī
电吹风 diàn chuī fēng hair dryer電吹風
吹散 chuī sàn to disperse吹散 chuī sàn
风吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ lit. windswept and battered by rain風吹雨打
不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì effortless不費吹灰之力
吹气 chuī qì to blow air (into)吹氣
吹口哨 chuī kǒu shào to whistle吹口哨 chuī kǒu shào
胡吹 hú chuī to boast wildly胡吹 hú chuī
吹冷风 chuī lěng fēng to blow cold吹冷風
劲吹 jìng chuī (the wind) blows violently勁吹
吹箫 chuī xiāo to busk吹簫

chuī Decomposition & Compounds

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chuī Decomposition

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chuī Compounds

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