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HSK
7-9

fall through

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chui1le5 chuīle

Meaning


Primary

fall through

Alternatives

fell through, fail, falls through, fallen through

Mnemonic


When something 吹了 falls through, it comes to nothing. In short, all it 了 did was 吹 blow through but not amount to anything.

Usage


整 个 计划 都 吹了。

The entire plan fell through.

那 笔 生意 吹了。

That business deal fell through.

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