How to say “blow” in Chinese
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“Blow” in Chinese is 吹, chuī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
吹 is read chuī. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”: you blow with your mouth.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “吹”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 吹. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 风把帽子吹走了fēngbǎmàozichuīzǒuleThe wind blew the hat away.
- 气球被风吹走了qìqiúbèifēngchuīzǒuleThe balloon was blown away by the wind.
- 风把火柴吹灭了fēngbǎhuǒcháichuīmièleThe wind blew out the match.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Tiger, bear and fire”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “blow” in Chinese?
“Blow” in Chinese is 吹, pinyin chuī.
What does 吹 mean?
吹 (chuī) means “blow”.
How do you write 吹?
吹 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 吹?
吹 is read chuī. Tones: chuī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blow” in the lesson “Tiger, bear and fire”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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