be finished; fail; perish
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
be finished; be done for; be ruined
informalA strong, colloquial, and often dramatic way to say something is irrevocably over, failed, or destroyed. It implies a final, negative outcome.
Rú如
guǒ果
wǒ我
men们
zài再
bù不
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
jiù就
wán完
dàn蛋
le了
。
If we don't finish this project soon, our company is done for.
Tā他
de的
jì计
huà划
chè彻
dǐ底
wán完
dàn蛋
le了
。
His plan is completely finished.
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Tīng听
shuō说
nà那
zhī支
qiú球
duì队
yòu又
shū输
le了
，
tā他
men们
jīn今
nián年
sài赛
jì季
suàn算
shì是
wán完
dàn蛋
le了
。
I heard that team lost again; their season is basically over.
verb
to perish; to die; to be destroyed
informalUsed for entities (like empires, species) or sometimes dramatically for people, meaning 'to die' in a final sense.
Nà那
ge个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
dì帝
guó国
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
wán完
dàn蛋
le了
。
That ancient empire perished in the war.
Rú如
guǒ果
wǒ我
men们
bù不
bǎo保
hù护
huán环
jìng境
，
hěn很
duō多
wù物
zhǒng种
dōu都
huì会
wán完
dàn蛋
。
If we don't protect the environment, many species will die out.