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吹牛

chuī niú · chui niu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to talk big
  2. to shoot off one's mouth
  3. to chat (dialect)
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In a conversation

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He did run

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)一口气(yīkǒuqì)跑了(pǎole)十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)！

    Yesterday I ran ten kilometers in one go!

  2. Liangliang

    十公里(shígōnglǐ)？你(nǐ)又(yòu)吹牛(chuīniú)了(le)吧(ba)？

    Ten kilometers? You are bragging again, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！不信(bùxìn)你(nǐ)问(wèn)琦琦(qíqí)。

    Really! If you do not believe me, ask Qiqi.

  4. Qiqi

    是真的(shìzhēnde)，他(tā)没(méi)赶上(gǎnshàng)公交车(gōngjiāochē)，一路(yīlù)追着跑(zhuīzhepǎo)。

    It is true. He missed the bus and chased it all the way.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，我(wǒ)没(méi)吹牛(chuīniú)！

    See, I was not bragging!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

消(xiāo)磨(mó)时(shí)间(jiān)的(de)最(zuì)有(yǒu)效(xiào)办(bàn)法(fǎ)当(dāng)然(rán)还(hái)是(shì)聊(liáo)天(tiān)吹(chuī)牛(niú)侃(kǎn)大(dà)山(shān)。

The most effective way to kill time, of course, is chatting, bragging, and having wild conversations.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)爱(ài)吹(chuī)牛(niú)说(shuō)自(zì)己(jǐ)认(rèn)识(shi)很(hěn)多(duō)大(dà)人(rén)物(wù)，其(qí)实(shí)没(méi)人(rén)相(xiāng)信(xìn)。

He always likes to brag that he knows many important people, but actually no one believes him.

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