吹捧
chuī pěng
Pinyin

Definition

吹捧
 - 
chuī pěng
  1. to flatter
  2. to laud sb's accomplishments
  3. adulation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吹
chuī
  1. 1 to blow
  2. 2 to play a wind instrument
  3. 3 to blast
  4. 4 to puff
  5. 5 to boast
  6. 6 to brag
  7. 7 to end in failure
  8. 8 to fall through
捧
pěng
  1. 1 to clasp
  2. 2 to cup the hands
  3. 3 to hold up with both hands
  4. 4 to offer (esp. in cupped hands)
  5. 5 to praise
  6. 6 to flatter
吹干
chuī gān
  1. 1 to blow-dry
吹冷风
chuī lěng fēng
  1. 1 to blow cold
  2. 2 damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
吹嘘
chuī xū
  1. 1 to brag
吹捧
chuī pěng
  1. 1 to flatter
  2. 2 to laud sb's accomplishments
  3. 3 adulation
吹散
chuī sàn
  1. 1 to disperse
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
吹气
chuī qì
  1. 1 to blow air (into)
吹牛
chuī niú
  1. 1 to talk big
  2. 2 to shoot off one's mouth
  3. 3 to chat (dialect)
吹风机
chuī fēng jī
  1. 1 hair dryer
捧场
pěng chǎng
  1. 1 to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge)
  2. 2 to root for sb
  3. 3 to sing sb's praises
  4. 4 to flatter
追捧
zhuī pěng
  1. 1 to chase after (a popular person or item)
  2. 2 to pursue
  3. 3 popularity
电吹风
diàn chuī fēng
  1. 1 hair dryer
风吹雨打
fēng chuī yǔ dǎ
  1. 1 lit. windswept and battered by rain
  2. 2 to undergo hardship (idiom)
劲吹
jìng chuī
  1. 1 (the wind) blows violently
吹口哨
chuī kǒu shào
  1. 1 to whistle
吹哨
chuī shào
  1. 1 to blow a whistle
  2. 2 to whistle
吹喇叭
chuī lǎ ba
  1. 1 (lit.) blowing the trumpet
  2. 2 (fig.) to praise sb
  3. 3 (slang) to give a blowjob
吹奏
chuī zòu
  1. 1 to play (wind instruments)

Idioms (12)

什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
掇臀捧屁
duō tún pěng pì
  1. 1 to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
  2. 2 to toady
  3. 3 boot-licking
众星捧月
zhòng xīng pěng yuè
  1. 1 lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
  2. 2 to group around a revered leader
  3. 3 to revolve around sb
砍头不过风吹帽
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào
  1. 1 to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
胡吹乱捧
hú chuī luàn pěng
  1. 1 indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
自吹自擂
zì chuī zì léi
  1. 1 to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
自我吹嘘
zì wǒ chuī xū
  1. 1 to blow one's own horn (idiom)
西子捧心
Xī zǐ pěng xīn
  1. 1 lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a woman's lovely looks, despite the pangs of illness
风吹日晒
fēng chuī rì shài
  1. 1 (idiom) to be exposed to the elements
风吹雨打
fēng chuī yǔ dǎ
  1. 1 lit. windswept and battered by rain
  2. 2 to undergo hardship (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这第一类嘛，就是老虎型老板，他们喜欢权威，爱听吹捧。所以你就该说，“老板，您给的指示超牛逼，我按照您的指示延伸了一下，您看？”相信我，老板会立马同意你的一切提议，毕竟，谁会打自己的脸呢？
zhè dì yī lèi ma ，jiùshì lǎohǔ xíng lǎobǎn ，tāmen xǐhuan quánwēi ，ài tīng chuīpěng 。suǒyǐ nǐ jiù gāi shuō ，“lǎobǎn ，nín gěi de zhǐshì chāo niúbī ，wǒ ànzhào nín de zhǐshì yánshēn le yīxià ，nín kàn ？”xiāngxìn wǒ ，lǎobǎn huì lìmǎ tóngyì nǐ de yīqiè tíyì ，bìjìng ，shéi huì dǎ zìjǐ de liǎn ne ？
This first category is - The Tiger. They like authority and love to be flattered. So you should say, "Boss, It's so awesome to have your guidance, and I have worked on taking your instructions further, you see?" Believe me, your boss will immediately accept your initial proposal, given that no-one will want to make a fool of themselves, would they?
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