Chinese word dictionary

吹拍

chuī pāi · to resort to bragging and flattering; abbr. for 吹牛拍馬|吹牛拍马[chui1 niu2 pai1 ma3]

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Simplified吹拍

Traditional吹拍

Pinyinchuī pāi

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Character breakdown

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吹chuī

to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast

拍pāi

to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm

How to learn 吹拍

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拍照pāizhào

to take a picture

拍摄pāishè

to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)

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)

拍板pāibǎn

wooden clappers (percussion instrument); to beat time with clappers (for a singer); (auctioneer's) board or gavel; to slap the board to signal a sale; to bring down the gavel; (fig.) to make a decision; to have the final say