吹
牛

To talk big in Chinese: 吹牛 (chuī niú)

chuī niú

to talk big

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to talk big
  2. 2to shoot off one's mouth
  3. 3to chat (dialect)

Stroke order

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吹
牛

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄟ

chuī

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄋㄧㄡˊ

niú

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他最喜欢跟别人吹牛。

    tā zuì xǐ huan gēn bié rén chuī niú。

    He loves bragging to others most of all.

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Related words

吹

chuī

to blow

牛

niú

ox

牛奶

niú nǎi

cow's milk

奶牛

nǎi niú

milk cow

吹了

chuī le

failed

吹捧

chuī pěng

to flatter

牛仔裤

niú zǎi kù

jeans

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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