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Radical 30 · 7 strokes

to blow

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MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to blow

    用口或用风使空气流动yòng kǒu huòzhě yòng fēng shǐ kōngqì liúdòng

    • The breeze feels very pleasant.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • The director's decision to simply brush everything aside for us drew criticism.

  2. verb

    to blast

    用嘴或工具把空气吹出来yòng zuǐ huò gōngjù bǎ kōngqì chuīchūlái

  3. verb

    to play a wind instrument

    用嘴吹动空气,演奏乐器yòng zuǐ chuīdòng kōngqì, yǎnzòu yuèqì

    • He can play the trumpet.

  4. verb

    to boast

    夸大自己的能力或成就kuādà zìjǐ de nénghuà huò chéngjiù

    • He likes to brag.

  5. verb

    to puff

    用嘴吐出气流yòng zuǐ tuō chū qìliú

  6. verb

    to fall through

    计划或事情失败;不能实现jìhuà huò shìqing shībài; búnéng shíxiàn

    • Our plan fell through.

  7. verb

    to brag

    用嘴排出气流;说假话来欺骗别人yòng zuǐ pāichū qìliú;shuō jiǎhuà lái qīpiàn biéren

  8. verb

    to end in failure

    计划或事情失败,没有成功jìhuà huò shìqing shībài, méiyǒu chénggōng

    • This plan has fallen through.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

To blow is to open your mouth wide and forcefully exhale air onto something.

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