吹拍

chuīpāi

verb

Meanings

1 to brag and flatter
2 to boast and curry favor
3 (abbr. of 吹牛拍马)

Characters

to slap / flatter

Examples

他靠吹拍上司爬上了这个位置。

Tā kào chuīpāi shàngsī pá shàng le zhège wèizhi.

He climbed to this position by sucking up to his boss.

我最讨厌那种只会吹拍的人。

Wǒ zuì tǎoyàn nà zhǒng zhǐ huì chuīpāi de rén.

I most despise the kind of person who only knows how to brag and brown-nose.

Tips

memory

Short for 吹牛拍马 (chuīniú pāimǎ, 'blow-cow slap-horse') — 吹牛 = bragging, 拍马 (short for 拍马屁) = flattering. 吹拍 grabs the first character of each.

Stroke Order

吹 chuī

拍 pāi