How to say “blow” in Chinese
blow (wind); scrape, shave
“Blow” in Chinese is 刮, guā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
刮 is read guā. 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 right, 刂 “knife”.
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 “刮”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 刮. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 外边刮风了。wàibianguāfēngleThe wind has picked up outside.
- 昨天的大风把树刮倒了。zuótiāndedàfēngbǎshùguādǎoleYesterday's strong wind blew the tree down.
- 树被大风刮断了shùbèidàfēngguāduànleThe tree was snapped by the strong wind.
- 大风把树刮倒2了dàfēngbǎshùguādǎoleThe strong wind blew the tree down.
- 刚才刮了一阵大风gāngcáiguāleyízhèndàfēngA strong gust of wind just blew through.
- 下雨也好，刮风也好，他每天都去跑步。xiàyǔyěhǎo,guāfēngyěhǎo,tāměitiāndōuqùpǎobùRain or wind, he goes running every day.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Wind and sun”
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 刮, pinyin guā.
What does 刮 mean?
刮 (guā) means “blow (wind); scrape, shave”.
How do you write 刮?
刮 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 刮?
刮 is read guā. Tones: guā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blow” in the lesson “Wind and sun”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. 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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