吹蜡烛

吹蠟燭

chuīlàzhú

phrase

Meanings

1 to blow out the candles (on a birthday cake)

Characters

Examples

先许愿再吹蜡烛！

Xiān xǔyuàn zài chuī làzhú!

Make a wish before you blow out the candles!

小朋友一口气吹灭了所有蜡烛。

Xiǎopéngyǒu yī kǒuqì chuīmiè le suǒyǒu làzhú.

The kid blew out all the candles in one breath.

Tips

culture

Western-style birthday ritual, now standard at Chinese birthdays: sing 生日快乐歌, 许愿 (make a wish), then 吹蜡烛 (blow out candles) before 切蛋糕 (cutting the cake).

Stroke Order

吹 chuī

蜡 là

烛 zhú