dǎ jī
to hit
to strike
to attack
to crack down on sth
blow
(psychological) shock
percussion (music)
chuī
to blow
to play a wind instrument
to blast
to puff
to boast
to brag
to end in failure
to fall through
bào zhà
explosion
to explode
to blow up
to detonate
bào pò
to blow up
to demolish (using explosives)
dynamite
blast
chuān bāng
(TV or movie) blooper
continuity error
(theater) to flub one's lines
unintended exposure of a body part
to be exposed (of a scheme or trick)
to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue
to blow one's cover
guā
to scrape
to blow
to shave
to plunder
to extort
dǎng
to resist
to obstruct
to hinder
to keep off
to block (a blow)
to get in the way of
cover
gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
jué zhāo
unique skill
unexpected tricky move (as a last resort)
masterstroke
finishing blow
yán lì dǎ jī
to strike a severe blow
to crack down
to take strong measures
hàn
to ward off (a blow)
to withstand
to defend
bù kān yī jī
to be unable to withstand a single blow
to collapse at the first blow
zhà huǐ
to blow up
to destroy with explosives
diē dǎ sǔn shāng
injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc
zhuā kuáng
to blow one's top
to be driven mad
to become frantic
tǔ qì
to exhale
to blow off steam
(phonetics) aspirated
chū ěr fǎn ěr
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
to blow hot and cold
to contradict oneself
inconsistent
chuī máo qiú cī
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
nitpick
zhāo sān mù sì
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
indecisive
to blow hot and cold
cì zhòng
to hit with a piercing blow
guā diào
to scrape off
to shave off (whiskers etc)
(of the wind) to blow sth away
qì zhà
to burst with rage
to blow one's top
xǐ jiǎn chuī
shampoo, haircut and blow-dry
zì chuī zì léi
to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
sōu
to blow (as of wind)
sound of wind
sough
chuī hào
to blow a brass instrument
chuī lěng fēng
to blow cold
damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
kēng chi
to puff and blow
to whimper
pēn
to spurt
to blow out
to puff out
to snort
chuī kāng jiàn mǐ
instant results
lit. blow the husk and see the rice
chuī kǒng
(of a musical instrument) blow hole
chuì
to blow (a flute)
archaic version of 吹
xū
to blow or breathe upon to smile
zhà kuǎ
to blow up (demolish with an explosion)
zì wǒ chuī xū
to blow one's own horn (idiom)
tòng jī
to deliver a punishing attack
to deal a heavy blow
zì jīn
to boast
to blow one's own horn
jīn xīng
gold star
stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
tūn yún tǔ wù
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
to blow cigarette or opium smoke
chuī shào
to blow a whistle
to whistle
chuī dēng bá là
lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
fig. to die
to bite the dust
to be over and done with