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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

鼓吹 [gǔchuī]
  1. 1. verb [宣传] advocate
  2. 2. verb [吹嘘] boast about
    鼓吹他所谓的发明。
    He boasted about his so-called invention.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

鼓吹 [gǔchuī]
  1. 1. agitate; advocate
    鼓吹革命
    advocate revolution
  2. 2. [贬语] preach; advertise; play up

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

鼓吹 [gǔchuī]
  1. 1. 大力宣扬;努力提倡
    鼓吹革命
  2. 2. 吹嘘
    竭力鼓吹自己

Examples

竭力鼓吹
boost with all one's might; energetically advocate
鼓吹革命
Apparently, life isn't all it's cracked up to be.
显然,生活并不全像人们所鼓吹的那样。
A butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism.
屠夫是不可能鼓吹素食主义的。

Collocations

鼓吹自己
to boast
鼓吹政绩
to boast of achievements in one's past
大肆鼓吹
to boast wantonly
一味鼓吹
to promote something constantly
开始鼓吹
to start to promote something

Word Decomposition


[gǔ]
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[chuī]

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