Chinese word dictionary

吹拂

chuī fú · to brush; to caress (of breeze); to praise

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Word information

Simplified吹拂

Traditional吹拂

Pinyinchuī fú

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

吹chuī

to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast

拂fú

to shake off, to brush away; dust

How to learn 吹拂

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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吹chuī

to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through

吹牛chuīniú

to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly

吹捧chuīpěng

to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation

风吹雨打fēngchuī-yǔdǎ

lit. windswept and battered by rain; to undergo hardship (idiom)