吹牛
B1
Level 5
★ Core word
Separable verb
吹牛 (chuī niú) is a Chinese word meaning “to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- (dialect) to chat idly
Stroke order
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Example
他很喜歡吹牛，別太相信他的話。
He likes to brag; don't believe him too much.
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).