吹牛 chuīniú▶ คุยโว; โอ้อวด

Stroke order

吹牛 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 吹 — 7 strokes
• 牛 — 4 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 吹捧ประจบ; ยกยอ
• 吹เป่า
• 牛仔裤กางเกงยีนส์
• 牛奶นม

吹牛 is pronounced chuīniú and means “คุยโว; โอ้อวด”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 吹牛 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.