吹

chuī · chui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to blow
  2. to play a wind instrument
  3. to blast
  4. to puff
  5. to boast
  6. to brag
  7. to end in failure
  8. to fall through

In a sentence

2 examples
01

吉(jí)姆(mǔ)一(yì)边(biān)驾(jià)着(zhe)车(chē),一(yì)边(biān)愉(yú)快(kuài)地(de)吹(chuī)着(zhe)口(kǒu)哨(shào)。

Jim drove his car, whistling merrily.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)吹(chuī)单(dān)簧(huáng)管(guǎn)。

Neither Tom nor Mary knows how to play the clarinet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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