Chinese words starting with “chui”
10 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable chui. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial ch · final ui · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 4
- 2nd tone 6
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 10 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 吹 | chuī | v | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through | |
| 2 | 垂 | chuí | v | to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach | |
| 3 | 锤 | chuí | g | hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer | |
| 4 | 垂直 | chuí zhí | v,vn | perpendicular; vertical | |
| 5 | 吹牛 | chuī niú | v | to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) | |
| 6 | 锤子 | chuí zi | n | hammer | |
| 7 | 捶 | chuí | v | to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound | |
| 8 | 吹捧 | chuī pěng | v,vn | to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation | |
| 9 | 垂头丧气 | chuí tóu sàng qì | hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen | ||
| 10 | 吹了 | chuī le | failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) |
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