Definition & Meaning

1.blow out a lamp

2.kick the bucket; (of a person) die; go west

3.end in failure; fall through; break up; collapse

Word usage

chuī dēng

吹 灯

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1
v.infmlblow out a lamp
2
v.dialinfmlmetakick the bucket; (of a person) die; go west
- tā qù nián yī chǎng bìng chà diǎn r chuī dēng
  他去年一场病，差点儿吹灯。
  He almost died of a disease last year.
- tā bà ba liǎng nián qián jiù chuī dēng le
  她爸爸两年前就吹灯了。
  Her dad snuffed it a couple of years ago.
- duō kuī qiǎng jiù jí shí yào bu rán nǐ zǎo chuī dēng le
  多亏抢救及时，要不然你早吹灯了。
  You should thank the timely rescue, because without it, you would already be dead.
3
v.dialinfmlmetajocend in failure; fall through; break up; collapse
- qián jǐ huí dōu méi gǎo chéng zhè huí yòu chuī dēng la
  前几回都没搞成，这回又吹灯啦。
  We've failed again, like the previous times.
- liǎng rén bù zhī dào wèi shén me jiù chuī dēng le
  两人不知道为什么就吹灯了。
  The two have broken up for no apparent reason.

Word usage

Separable word
"吹" and "灯" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 宿舍11点吹的灯。
  Lights in the dorms were switched off at 11 pm.
- 他去年生了一场病，差点吹了灯。
  He had an illness last year and almost died.
- 你放心好了，这事绝对吹不了灯！
  Don't worry, it won't end in failure!

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