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chuī
吹

HSK 2
common
verb

Meaning of 吹

吹 means blow; exhale forcefully through lips; play wind instrument. Pronounced chuī. HSK 2.

  • blow; exhale forcefully through lips
  • play wind instrument
  • blow (wind/airflow)

Character Info

Radical口
Strokes7
Components
口
欠

Stroke Order

吹

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
chuī吹
miè灭
le了
shēng生
rì日
là蜡
zhú烛
 。

He blew out the birthday candles in one breath.

Qǐng请
bié别
duì对
zhe着
shí食
wù物
chuī吹
qì气
 ，
bù不
wèi卫
shēng生
 。

Please don't blow directly on food, it's unsanitary.

Tā她
yòng用
lì力
chuī吹
le了
chuī吹
dòng冻
hóng红
de的
shuāng双
shǒu手
 。

She blew on her red, cold hands to warm them up.

chuī吹
qì气
qiú球

blow up a balloon

chuī吹
kǒu口
shào哨

whistle

Relations

Common Words

吹牛chuīniú

boast; brag; talk big

吹风 / 吹風chuīfēnɡ

get a chill; blow-dry hair; leak information

吹拂chuīfú

to blow gently; to caress

吹灯 / 吹燈chuīdēng

blow out a lamp; die; fail; break up

吹捧chuīpěng

lavish praise; flatter

吹奏chuīzòu

play a wind instrument

告吹gàochuī

fail; fall through; break down

吹打chuīdǎ

play wind and percussion instruments; (of wind/rain) beat down

吹牛皮chuīniúpí

to boast; to brag; to talk big

吹毛求疵chuīmáoqiúcī

nitpick; find fault; be hypercritical

吹风机 / 吹風機chuīfēngjī

blower; hair dryer