chuī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to blow
  2. 2. to play a wind instrument
  3. 3. to blast
  4. 4. to puff
  5. 5. to boast
  6. 6. to brag
  7. 7. to end in failure
  8. 8. to fall through

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Words Containing 吹

吹了
chuī le

failed; busted; to have not succeeded

吹捧
chuī pěng

to flatter

吹牛
chuī niú

to talk big

不费吹灰之力
bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì

as easy as blowing off dust

人工吹气
rén gōng chuī qì

oral inflation

什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de

What brings you here? (idiom)

劲吹
jìng chuī

(of wind) to blow strongly

吴市吹箫
wú shì chuī xiāo

to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)

吹干
chuī gān

to blow-dry

吹冷风
chuī lěng fēng

damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words

吹口哨
chuī kǒu shào

to whistle

吹吹拍拍
chuī chuī pāi pāi

to boast and flatter

吹哨
chuī shào

to blow a whistle

吹哨人
chuī shào rén

whistleblower

吹喇叭
chuī lǎ ba

(lit.) blowing the trumpet

吹嘘
chuī xū

to brag

吹奏
chuī zòu

to play (wind instruments)

吹孔
chuī kǒng

(of a musical instrument) blow hole

吹拂
chuī fú

to brush

吹拍
chuī pāi

to resort to bragging and flattering

吹擂
chuī léi

to talk big

吹散
chuī sàn

to disperse

吹枕边风
chuī zhěn biān fēng

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

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

吹气
chuī qì

to blow air (into)

吹灰
chuī huī

to blow away dust

吹灰之力
chuī huī zhī lì

a slight effort

吹熄
chuī xī

to blow out (a flame)

吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là

lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)

吹牛拍马
chuī niú pāi mǎ

to resort to bragging and flattering

吹牛皮
chuī niú pí

to boast

吹球机
chuī qiú jī

lottery machine

吹竽手
chuī yú shǒu

player of the yu 竽[yú] (free reed wind instrument)

吹笛者
chuī dí zhě

piper

吹管
chuī guǎn

blowpipe

吹管乐
chuī guǎn yuè

woodwind music

吹箫
chuī xiāo

to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)

吹箫乞食
chuī xiāo qǐ shí

to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)

吹糠见米
chuī kāng jiàn mǐ

instant results

吹胀
chuī zhàng

to blow up

吹台
chuī tái

(coll.) to fall through

吹叶机
chuī yè jī

leaf blower (machine)

吹号
chuī hào

to blow a brass instrument

吹袭
chuī xí

(of wind) to blow fiercely; (of a storm) to strike

吹风机
chuī fēng jī

hair dryer

吹胡子瞪眼
chuī hú zi dèng yǎn

to get angry

吹鼓手
chuī gǔ shǒu

(fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises

告吹
gào chuī

to fizzle out

因吹斯汀
yīn chuī sī tīng

(loanword) interesting

大吹大擂
dà chuī dà léi

to make an exhibition of oneself

大肆鼓吹
dà sì gǔ chuī

to advocate vociferously

横吹
héng chuī

military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han

氧炔吹管
yǎng quē chuī guǎn

oxyacetylene torch

洗剪吹
xǐ jiǎn chuī

shampoo, haircut and blow-dry

潮吹
cháo chuī

female ejaculation

玉人吹箫
yù rén chuī xiāo

virtuoso piper wins a beauty

瞎吹
xiā chuī

to boast

砍头不过风吹帽
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào

to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

胡吹
hú chuī

to boast wildly

胡吹乱捧
hú chuī luàn pěng

indiscriminate admiration (idiom)

自吹自擂
zì chuī zì léi

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

自我吹嘘
zì wǒ chuī xū

to blow one's own horn (idiom)

野火烧不尽,春风吹又生
yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng

lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)

电吹风
diàn chuī fēng

hair dryer

风吹日晒
fēng chuī rì shài

(idiom) to be exposed to the elements

风吹草动
fēng chuī cǎo dòng

lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)

风吹雨打
fēng chuī yǔ dǎ

lit. windswept and battered by rain

鼓吹
gǔ chuī

to agitate for

鼓吹者
gǔ chuī zhě

advocate