吹嘘 meaning in English

chuīxū

to brag

Traditional 吹噓21 strokes

Meaning of 吹嘘

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chuīxū

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吹chuī嘘xū与yǔ雄xióng心xīn的de差chā别bié甚shèn小xiǎo。

The difference between bragging and being ambitious is miniscule.

她tā老lǎo是shì吹chuī嘘xū自zì己jǐ是shì个gè游yóu泳yǒng健jiàn将jiàng。

She always boasts of being a good swimmer.

他tā吹chuī嘘xū这zhè场chǎng谋móu杀shā。

He bragged about the killing.

汤tāng姆mǔ在zài吹chuī嘘xū。

Tom is exaggerating.

我wǒ厌yàn倦juàn了le听tīng他tā吹chuī嘘xū。

I'm tired of listening to his boasts.

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Words that share a character with 吹嘘.

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
吹了	chuī le	failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died
吹箫	chuīxiāo	to play the xiao 簫\|箫[xiao1], a vertical bamboo flute; (literary) to beg on the streets (ab
吹口哨	chuīkǒushào	to whistle
嘘嘘	xūxū	to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)
吹喇叭	chuīlǎba	(lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb
鼓吹	gǔchuī	to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
吹气	chuīqì	to blow air (into)
吹奏	chuīzòu	to play (wind instruments)
吹风	chuīfēng	to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow a
吹毛求疵	chuīmáoqiúcī	lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidi

What does 吹嘘 mean?

吹嘘 (chuīxū) means "to brag".

How do you write 吹嘘?

吹嘘 is made of 2 characters: 吹 (7 strokes), 嘘 (14 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

How is 吹嘘 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 吹嘘 is written 吹噓.