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吹牛

chuī niú
HSK 7

English Meaning

to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
有人啊还听说他之前酒后吹牛
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Word has it he was bragging while drunk, which might actually be a solid lead on his motive.”

1. PREVIOUS

其目的呢 也是为了钱

“He was still after money.”

“Some people even heard him bragging while drunk,”

3. NEXT

说什么找到了生财的路子

“claiming he'd found a way to get rich”

《风过留痕》 · legal_and_police
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白菊在旁边绕呀绕呀 一顿吹牛
HSK 7 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

我请他吃了顿馍馍

“I treated him to some buns.”

“Bai Ju kept hovering around and bragging.”

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他耳朵听迷糊了 胃里也香迷糊了

“He got dizzy from the talk and the food,”

《生命树》 · social_and_dating
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你别一天到晚在这儿进进出出 吹牛放炮
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You are disrupting serious work with your nonsense; get out of here right now.”

1. PREVIOUS

下盘棋嘛 下盘棋 一会儿我陪你下

“We're playing the game. I'll play with you later.”

“Stop wandering in and out and talking big.”

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你再把秦娥影响了 快去 单团 出去啊

“You'll distract Qin'e. Get going. Troupe Leader Shan, going out?”

《主角》 · workplace
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