吹风 (chuī fēng) — to catch a chill from being in a draft; to blow-dry (hair); (colloquial) to give advance notice, to tip off
Definition
A verb-object phrase with three distinct uses: literal 'to be in a draft / catch a chill', the everyday 'blow-dry (hair)', and colloquial 'give someone advance notice / tip off'.
verb
to catch a chill from being in a draftto blow-dry (hair)(colloquial) to give advance noticeto tip off
Examples
- 吹风。Wǒ qù lǐ fà diàn ràng lǐ fà shī gěi wǒ chuī fēng.I go to the barber shop to have the hairdresser blow-dry my hair.
- ，。Zuó tiān zài wài miàn chuī le fēng, suǒ yǐ jīn tiān gǎn mào le.I caught a chill outside yesterday, so I have a cold today.
- 吹风，。Jīng lǐ yǐ jīng xiàng bù mén fù zé rén chuī fēng le, dà jiā yào zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi.The manager has already given advance notice to the department heads; everyone should be prepared.
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