Chinese word dictionary

吹箫

chuī xiāo · to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1], a vertical bamboo flute; (literary) to beg on the streets (abbr. for 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]); (slang) to give a blowjob

Practice word

Word information

Simplified吹箫

Traditional吹簫

Pinyinchuī xiāo

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

箫xiāo

bamboo flute

How to learn 吹箫

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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)