鼓风 (gǔ fēng) — to blow air (with bellows, fan, etc.), to stoke (a fire), to fan
Definition
鼓风 means to blow or pump air into something (a fire, a furnace) — usually with a bellows or fan to stoke it. The object 风 is what makes it different from just 吹: it targets a continuous stream of air into a fire or machine.
verb
to blow air (with bellows, fan, etc.)to stoke (a fire)to fan
Examples
- 鼓风，。Tā yòng shàn zi gěi huǒ duī gǔ fēng, ràng huǒ gèng wàng.He used a fan to blow air onto the fire to make it burn brighter.
- ，。Tiě jiàng gǔ le bàn xiǎo shí fēng, tiě kuài cái biàn hóng.The blacksmith worked the bellows for half an hour before the iron turned red.
- 鼓风，。Bié yì zhí gǔ fēng, xiǎo xīn bǎ huī chuī dé dào chù dōu shì.Don't keep blowing air, or you'll blow ash everywhere.
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