吹号 (chuī hào) — to blow a brass instrument, to play the trumpet/bugle

Definition

Refers to playing a brass instrument (trumpet, bugle, horn). Pairs with 吹奏, a more formal/written term used for any wind or brass instrument in classical or stage contexts.

verb
to blow a brass instrumentto play the trumpet/bugle

Examples

  • 吹号。
    Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yào chuī hào.
    He has to blow the bugle every morning.
  • 。
    Tā zài jūn duì lǐ chuī le sān nián hào.
    He blew the bugle for three years in the military.
  • 吹号。
    Zhè wèi hào shǒu zài yīn yuè huì shàng chuī hào chuī dé fēi cháng hǎo.
    This trumpeter played very well at the concert.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

吹chuīblow
号hàohorn

吹 means “blow” and 号 means “horn”, so it describes blowing a brass instrument.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

吹 pairs 口 (mouth) with 欠 (blow), giving the picture of air being blown from the mouth.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

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