吹牛

chuī niú

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Separable verb

Definition

  1. to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
  2. (dialect) to chat idly

Stroke order

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Example

他很喜歡吹牛,別太相信他的話。

He likes to brag; don't believe him too much.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).