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吹牛 chuīniú

吹牛 chuīniú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 吹牛 chuīniú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chuīniú | chui1 niu2
English translation
to talk big
to shoot off one's mouth
to chat (dialect)

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Traditional form

吹牛 chuīniú

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 吹牛 chuīniú

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chuī

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

qiàn

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口欠

Number of Strokes

7
Niú

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of the head of a cow.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

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吹牛 chuīniú shuì yíng le .

He bragged that he had won.

吹牛 chuīniú Decomposition

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吹牛 chuīniú Compounds

See all 205 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 吹牛 chuīniú in their composition.

  • chuī
  • Niú
    • shēng
      • xīng
        • xǐng , xīng , xīng , xīng , děng , qíng , , , , , , ,
      • Lóng
        • 窿 lóng , lóng , , , ,
      • chǎn
      • xìng , shèng , xìng , shēng , shēng , shēng , jīng , , xīng , shēng , shēn , chǎn , shěng , shēng , , , , , , , , , , ruí , , , , , ,
    • gào
      • zào
      • hào
        • hào
      • kào , , hào , jiào , gào , , , gào , , , , zào , gào , , , , , , , , , , , , , , gào , , ,
    • xiān
      • zàn
        • zuān , zǎn , zàn , zàn , zuǎn , , , , zǎn , , , , , , , , zàn , , ,
      • xuǎn , xiàn , , xiān , xiǎn , shēn , shēn , xiǎn , xiǎn , shēn , xiǎn , , , , , ,
    • Xiè
      • xiè , xiè , xiè , , xiè , xiè , xiè , xiè , xiào , ,
    • láo
      • láo ,
      • chí , , , , , , chí
    • móu
      • móu , mōu , móu , móu , móu , móu , , , , , ,
    • qiān
    • jiàn , qiān , yáo , yáo , , jiàng , yáo , yáo , hōng , yáo , yáo , yáo , jiàn , , fēng , , chōu , wéi , chōu , yáo , láo , luò , yáo , zhū , , , , , , , , , , , , yáo , , , yáo , yáo , , , , ,
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