Dictionary/吹牛

吹牛

吹牛 chuī niú

ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
HSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
2(dialect) to chat idly

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xiāo消mó磨shí jiān时间de的zuì最yǒu xiào有效bàn fǎ办法dāng rán当然hái shi还是liáo聊tiān天chuī niú吹牛kǎn dà shān侃大山。
消磨时间的最有效办法当然还是聊天吹牛侃大山。
The most effective way to kill time, of course, is chatting, bragging, and having wild conversations.
我不想吹牛。
I don't mean to brag.
他喜欢吹牛。
He likes to throw the bull.