chuī
吹 (chuī) is a Chinese word meaning “to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast”.
Meanings
- 1to blow
- 2to play a wind instrument
- 3to blast
- 4to puff
- 5to boast
- 6to brag
- 7to end in failure
- 8to fall through
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
吹牛to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth吹嘘to brag吹风机hair dryer鼓吹to agitate for吹毛求疵lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious自吹自擂to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)吹牛皮to boast吹捧to flatter吹风to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow air (e.g. to dry one's hair)风吹草动lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)告吹to fizzle out吹奏to play (wind instruments)