fail; fall through; break down
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to fall through; to fail; to break down
informalUsed when a plan, negotiation, relationship, or deal fails unexpectedly or ends unsuccessfully.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
wèn问
tí题
，
nà那
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
chè彻
dǐ底
gào告
chuī吹
le了
。
Due to funding issues, that project completely fell through.
Shuāng双
fāng方
de的
tán谈
pàn判
zuì最
zhōng终
gào告
chuī吹
le了
。
The negotiations between the two sides ultimately broke down.
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Tā他
men们
de的
hūn婚
shì事
yīn因
wèi为
cǎi彩
lǐ礼
méi没
tán谈
lǒng拢
ér而
gào告
chuī吹
。
Their marriage plans fell through because they couldn't agree on the bride price.
Wǒ我
men们
běn本
lái来
xiǎng想
qù去
lù露
yíng营
，
dàn但
tiān天
qì气
bù不
hǎo好
jì计
huà划
gào告
chuī吹
le了
。
We originally wanted to go camping, but the bad weather caused our plans to fail.
Duō多
nián年
de的
lǎo老
jiāo交
qing情
，
jiù就
wèi为
le了
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
gào告
chuī吹
，
zhēn真
kě可
xī惜
。
It's a real shame that a friendship of many years broke down over a trivial matter.