吹 — meaning in English
chuī
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English meaning
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- inflate verb To fill something with air or gas so that it expands.
- puff noun A short burst of breath, air, or smoke.
- winnow verb To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
Senses
吹 is used for these senses in English:
- act out (idiomatic) To perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise.
- blow (intransitive) To produce an air current.
- give head (intransitive, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To perform oral sex on another person. [from 1950s]
- inflate (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
- puff (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
- winnow (transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.
inflate — full definition
- verb To fill something with air or gas so that it expands.
- verb To increase something, such as a price or figure, beyond its real or reasonable level.