Sentence #13137879 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 吹牛 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
吹chuīto blow
口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
欠yawn · qiànSound part
口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 欠 (qiàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with chuī.
牛niúox
牛 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from an ox’s head with its two horns: ox, cow.
How to write 吹牛
吹 7 strokes · 牛 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 吹牛 (chuīniú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
吹牛 (chuīniú) means “to boast” or “to brag”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chuīniú: chuī with a 1st tone, then niú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 吹牛 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chuiniu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 吹牛 from the suggestions. Typing chuiniu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
吹牛 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
吹chuī1st tone, high and level
牛niú2nd tone, rising
