吹chuīto blow
吹 (chuī) means "to blow," as when wind blows or a person blows air, as in 风吹 (the wind blows) or 吹一下 (to blow on something hot). In casual speech it can also mean "to boast," as in 别吹了 (stop bragging), when someone talks too much about how good they are.
What does 吹 mean?
- 1.
to blowverb
- 2.
to boastverb
What does the character 吹 mean?
- 吹to blow
How do you use 吹?
吹 often takes a result complement: 吹开 (blow open), 吹走 (blow away).
What are some examples of 吹 in a sentence?
How is 吹 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
窗户怎么开了?
Chuānghu zěnme kāi le?
Why is the window open?
- Speaker B:
风把窗户吹开了,今天外面风很大。
Fēng bǎ chuānghu chuīkāi le, jīntiān wàimiàn fēng hěn dà.
The wind blew it open; it's very windy outside today.
- Speaker A:
那我去关上。
Nà wǒ qù guān shàng.
Then I'll go close it.
- Speaker B:
那边的窗户也开着,你一起关吧。
Nàbiān de chuānghu yě kāizhe, nǐ yìqǐ guān ba.
The window over there is open too; close it as well.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.