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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 吹牛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
吹牛 chuī niú - to talk big
- to shoot off one's mouth
- to chat (dialect)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 7,315 20,128 10,249

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
吹 chuī- to blow
- to play a wind instrument
- to blast
- to puff
- to boast
- to brag
- to end in failure
- to fall through
牛 niú- surname Niu
牛 niú- ox
- cow
- bull
- CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
- newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
- (slang) awesome

Other Words Containing 吹牛

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
吹牛 6 7 7,315 20,128 10,249
吹牛皮 - - 23,022 72,493 40,543