# 吹牛 (chuīniú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吹牛 (chuīniú) means “to brag; to talk big”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to brag; to talk big
- Pinyin: chuīniú (chui1 niu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他总喜欢在朋友面前吹牛。
  Tā zǒng xǐhuan zài péngyou miànqián chuīniú.
  He always likes to brag in front of his friends.

## Characters

- [吹](https://hanziro.com/word/chui-blow/) (chuī): to blow; to play a wind instrument
- [牛](https://hanziro.com/word/niu-cow/) (niú): cow; ox

https://hanziro.com/word/chui-niu-brag/

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