Chinese Character Dictionary

吸铁石

xī tiĕ shí

a magnet

吸门

xī mén

epiglottis

吸附

xī fù

absorption (chemistry)

吸附剂

xī fù jì

absorbent

吸附性

xī fù xìng

absorption

吸附洗消剂

xī fù xĭ xiāo jì

absorbing decontaminant

吸音

xī yīn

sound-absorbing

吸顶灯

xī dĭng dēng

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

吸食

xī shí

to suck

吹

chuī

to blow

吹干

chuī gān

to blow-dry

吹了

chuī le

failed

吹冷风

chuī lĕng fēng

to blow cold

吹口哨

chuī kŏu shào

whistle

吹吹拍拍

chuī chuī pāi pāi

to boast and flatter

吹哨

chuī shào

to blow a whistle

吹喇叭

chuī lă ba

to praise sb

吹嘘

chuī xū

to brag

吹奏

chuī zòu

to play (wind instruments)

吹孔

chuī kŏng

(of a musical instrument) blow hole

吹拂

chuī fú

to brush

吹拍

chuī pāi

to resort to bragging and flattering

吹捧

chuī pĕng

to flatter

吹散

chuī sàn

to disperse

吹毛求疵

chuī máo qiú cī

lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious

吹气

chuī qì

to blow air (into)

吹灰

chuī huī

to blow away dust

吹灰之力

chuī huī zhī lì

as easy as pie

吹熄

chuī xī

to blow out (a flame)

吹牛

chuī niú

to talk big

吹牛拍马

chuī niú pāi mă

to resort to bragging and flattering

吹牛皮

chuī niú pí

to boast

吹竽手

chuī yú shŏu

player of the yu 竽 (free reed mouth organ)

吹笛者

chuī dí zhĕ

piper

吹管

chuī guăn

blowpipe

吹管乐

chuī guăn yuè

woodwind music

吹箫

chuī xiāo

to play the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)

吹箫乞食

chuī xiāo qĭ shí

to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)

吹糠见米

chuī kāng jiàn mĭ

instant results

吹胀

chuī zhàng

to blow up

吹台

chuī tái

(coll.) to fall through

吹叶机

chuī yè jī

leaf blower (machine)

吹号

chuī hào

to blow a brass instrument

吹袭

chuī xí

storm struck

吹风机

chuī fēng jī

hair dryer

吻

wĕn

kiss

吻别

wĕn bié

to kiss goodbye

吻合

wĕn hé

to be a good fit

吻技

wĕn jì

kissing technique

吻痕

wĕn hén

hickey

吼

hŏu

roar or howl of an animal

吼叫

hŏu jiào

to howl

吼声

hŏu shēng

roar

吽

hōng

sound of a Buddhist incantation

吽牙

ōu yá

sound of dogs fighting, also written 吽呀[ōu yá]

吾

Wú

surname Wu

吾尔开希

Wú ĕr kāi xī

Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989

吾生也有涯，而知也无涯

wú shēng yĕ yŏu yá , ér zhī yĕ wú yá

Life is short, learning is limitless

呀

ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

呀诺达

Yā nuò dá

Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan