吹
chuī
to blow
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 风轻轻地吹过田野。The wind blows gently over the fields.
- 他对着蜡烛吹了一口气。He blew a breath at the candle.
Collocations
吹风吹蜡烛吹口哨吹牛
Mnemonic
吹 chuī "to blow": a single-character verb. The mouth radical 口 shows blowing with the mouth, or the wind blowing. 吹风 = to be in a breeze / to blow-dry, 吹蜡烛 = to blow out a candle, 吹口哨 = to whistle. Figuratively, 吹牛 = to brag (to "blow the ox").
Related
刮吹风吹牛风
Quick check
What does the figurative 吹牛 mean?