Hanzi

吹

to blow/to play a wind instrument/to blast/to puff/to boast/to brag/to end in failure/to fall through

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

chuī, chuì

Bopomofo

ㄔㄨㄟ, ㄔㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

ceoi1

Example sentences

吹 chuī
風把樹上的葉子吹下來了。
风把树上的叶子吹下来了。

The wind blew the leaves off the tree.

瓦 wǎ
屋頂上的瓦片被風吹落了。
屋顶上的瓦片被风吹落了。

The tiles on the roof were blown off by the wind.

吹噓 / 吹嘘 chuīxū
他總是在朋友面前吹噓自己有多麼厲害。
他总是在朋友面前吹嘘自己有多么厉害。

He is always boasting to his friends about how great he is.

大肆 dàsì
他們在媒體上大肆吹噓這項新發明的功效。
他们在媒体上大肆吹嘘这项新发明的功效。

They boasted unscrupulously about the efficacy of this new invention in the media.

吹捧 chuīpěng
不要過度吹捧他，他會驕傲的。
不要过度吹捧他，他会骄傲的。

Don't flatter him excessively, he will get arrogant.

Example Vocabulary

吹

chui1

to blow; to puff

吹乾

吹冷風

chui1'leng3'feng1

吹噓

chui1'xu1

to brag; to boast

吹捧

chui1'peng3

to flatter; to extol

吹散

勁吹

吹口哨

chui1'kou3'shao4

吹哨

吹喇叭

chui1'la3'ba

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