Word information
Simplified吹牛
Traditional吹牛
Pinyinchuīniú
Part of speech动
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
吹牛
chuīniú · to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
Character breakdown
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How to learn 吹牛
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牛niúox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome; surname Niu
吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeans; CL:條|条[tiao2]
吹捧chuīpěngto flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
对牛弹琴duìniú-tánqínlit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head