吹风筒 (chuīfēngtǒng): hair dryer

Measure Word

一个吹风筒 gè

Meanings

1 hair dryer
2 blow dryer

Characters

Examples

酒店房间里一般都配吹风筒。

Jiǔdiàn fángjiān lǐ yībān dōu pèi chuīfēngtǒng.

Hotel rooms usually come with a hair dryer.

我的吹风筒坏了，头发只能自然干。

Wǒ de chuīfēngtǒng huài le, tóufa zhǐnéng zìrán gān.

My hair dryer is broken, my hair will just have to air-dry.

Tips

usage

Regional variation: southern China (Guangdong, HK, Taiwan) says 吹风筒; northern Mandarin more often says 吹风机 (chuīfēngjī). Both are widely understood.

memory

吹 (blow) + 风 (wind) + 筒 (tube) = 'blow-wind tube'. Same straightforward descriptive structure as 手电筒 (flashlight, 'hand-electric tube').

Stroke Order

吹 chuī

风 fēng

筒 tǒng

Related Words

吹风机 chuīfēngjī #17,712

hair dryer / blow dryer

吹风 chuīfēng #24,838

to blow-dry (hair) / to be exposed to a draft / to give a heads-up / to tip someone off

吹面不寒杨柳风 chuīmiànbùhányángliǔfēng

the willow breeze blows on your face without a chill / the gentle spring wind that's no longer cold / classic image of early-spring warmth

春风吹又生 chūnfēngchuīyòushēng #61,939

when the spring wind blows, it grows again / irrepressible vitality / something that revives no matter how often it is cut down

风吹日晒 fēngchuīrìshài

to be blown by wind and baked by sun / exposed to the elements / weather-beaten

不管风吹浪打 bùguǎnfēngchuīlàngdǎ

no matter how the wind blows and the waves strike / come what storm may / (lit.) regardless of wind blowing and waves hitting

风吹草低见牛羊 fēngchuīcǎodīxiànniúyáng

when the wind bends the grass, cattle and sheep appear / evokes the vastness of the northern grasslands / famous closing line of the ancient 'Chile Song'

风流总被雨打风吹去 fēngliúzǒngbèiyǔdǎfēngchuīqù

all glory and romance are in the end beaten by rain and blown off by wind / (fig.) the splendor of past heroes and times inevitably fades into history / (lit.) elegance / dash — always gets rain-struck and wind-blown away

风吹雨打 fēngchuīyǔdǎ #52,529

buffeted by wind and rain / (figurative) hardships and trials / the storms of life

风吹草动 fēngchuīcǎodòng #24,989

the slightest sign of movement / any little thing that stirs / the faintest hint of trouble