吹灰
chuī huī
Pinyin

Definition

吹灰
 - 
chuī huī
  1. to blow away dust

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
灰
huī
  1. 1 ash
  2. 2 dust
  3. 3 lime
  4. 4 gray
  5. 5 discouraged
  6. 6 dejected
灰色
huī sè
  1. 1 gray
  2. 2 ash gray
  3. 3 grizzly
  4. 4 pessimistic
  5. 5 gloomy
  6. 6 dispirited
  7. 7 ambiguous
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
大灰狼
dà huī láng
  1. 1 big bad wolf
心灰意冷
xīn huī yì lěng
  1. 1 discouraged
  2. 2 downhearted
灰尘
huī chén
  1. 1 dust
灰姑娘
Huī gū niang
  1. 1 Cinderella
  2. 2 a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰心
huī xīn
  1. 1 to lose heart
  2. 2 to be discouraged
灰暗
huī àn
  1. 1 dull gray
  2. 2 drab
  3. 3 murky
灰溜溜
huī liū liū
  1. 1 dull gray
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 dejected
  4. 4 crestfallen
  5. 5 with one's tail between one's legs
灰烬
huī jìn
  1. 1 ashes

Idioms (15)

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
死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
  1. 1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
灰不溜丢
huī bu liū diū
  1. 1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
  2. 2 boring and gray
  3. 3 unpleasantly murky
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
  1. 1 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
  2. 2 covered in dirt
  3. 3 dejected and depressed
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
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)
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
面如灰土
miàn rú huī tǔ
  1. 1 ashen-faced (idiom)
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)

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