blow out a lamp; die; fail; break up
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesverb
to blow out a lamp or candle
neutralLiteral meaning.
Shuì睡
jiào觉
qián前
bié别
wàng忘
le了
chuī吹
dēng灯
。
Don't forget to blow out the lamp before sleeping.
Tā他
chuī吹
dēng灯
hòu后
，
fáng房
jiān间
yī一
piàn片
qī漆
hēi黑
。
After he blew out the lamp, the room was pitch black.
verb
to die; to pass away (figurative)
informalA euphemistic and informal expression for death, originally dialectal but understood widely.
Tā他
qù去
nián年
yī一
chǎng场
dà大
bìng病
，
chà差
diǎn点
er儿
chuī吹
dēng灯
。
He had a serious illness last year and almost kicked the bucket.
Lǎo老
yé爷
zi子
jiǔ九
shí十
duō多
suì岁
，
shàng上
gè个
yuè月
chuī吹
dēng灯
le了
。
The old man was over ninety and passed away last month.
verb
to fail; to collapse; to break up (figurative)
informalUsed for plans, relationships, or ventures that come to an unsuccessful or abrupt end.
Tā他
men们
de的
shēng生
yì意
gǎo搞
le了
bàn半
nián年
，
zuì最
hòu后
hái还
shì是
chuī吹
dēng灯
le了
。
Their business lasted for half a year, but finally went under.
Yīn因
wèi为
yì意
jiàn见
bù不
hé合
，
hé合
zuò作
jì计
huà划
chuī吹
dēng灯
le了
。
Due to disagreements, the cooperation plan fell through.
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Liǎ俩
rén人
tán谈
le了
sān三
nián年
liàn恋
ài爱
，
shàng上
gè个
yuè月
tū突
rán然
chuī吹
dēng灯
le了
。
They dated for three years, but suddenly broke up last month.