吹牛 meaning in English
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
HSK 7-911 strokes
Meaning of 吹牛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chuīniú
- to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- (dialect) to chat idly
吹牛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我不想吹牛。
I don't mean to brag.
他喜欢吹牛。
He likes to throw the bull.
消磨时间的最有效办法当然还是聊天吹牛侃大山。
The most effective way to kill time, of course, is chatting, bragging, and having wild conversations.
Stroke order for each character
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吹 chuī · to blow · 7 strokes
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牛 niú · ox · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 吹牛.
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk |
| 牛仔裤 | niúzǎikù | jeans |
| 奶牛 | nǎiniú | milk cow; dairy cow |
| 吹捧 | chuīpěng | to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments |
| 吹了 | chuī le | failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died |
| 牛仔 | niúzǎi | cowboy |
| 牛排 | niúpái | steak |
| 牛肉 | niúròu | beef |
| 公牛 | gōngniú | bull |
| 水牛 | shuǐniú | water buffalo |
| 蜗牛 | wōniú | snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2] |
| 牛顿 | Niúdùn | newton (SI unit of force) |
Questions about 吹牛
What does 吹牛 mean?
吹牛 (chuīniú) means "to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly".
How do you write 吹牛?
吹牛 is made of 2 characters: 吹 (7 strokes), 牛 (4 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 吹牛 an HSK word?
Yes. 吹牛 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.