- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 欠(gaping; yawning; lacking)ASSOCIATIVE
To blow is to open your mouth wide and forcefully exhale air onto something.
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吹牛
吹牛
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#9449
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
中说谎、夸大事实来吹嘘自己shuōhuǎng、kuādà shìshí lái chuīxū zìjǐ
- 。
He likes to brag.
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- 。
The most effective way to kill time is, of course, chatting, boasting, and shooting the breeze.
- 貳动verb
(dialect) to chat idly
中说话不认真；随便夸大事实shuōhuà bù rènzhēn; suíbiàn kuādà shìshí
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
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吹牛
Traditional吹
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#9449
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
中说谎、夸大事实来吹嘘自己shuōhuǎng、kuādà shìshí lái chuīxū zìjǐ
- 。
He likes to brag.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 。
The most effective way to kill time is, of course, chatting, boasting, and shooting the breeze.
- 貳动verb
(dialect) to chat idly
中说话不认真；随便夸大事实shuōhuà bù rènzhēn; suíbiàn kuādà shìshí
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 欠(gaping; yawning; lacking)ASSOCIATIVE
To blow is to open your mouth wide and forcefully exhale air onto something.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
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