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

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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