吹了

chuīle
phrase HSK 7

Meanings

  1. 1 failed
  2. 2 fell through
  3. 3 over (of a relationship)
  4. 4 busted

Examples

Nà bǐ shēngyi chuī le.
That business deal fell through.
Tāmen liǎ chuī le, yǐjīng fēnshǒu le.
They broke up, it's over between them.
Zhège jìhuà kǒngpà yào chuī le.
This plan is probably going to fall through.

Tips

usage
吹了 is colloquial slang. literally means 'to blow,' but in this usage it means something has fallen apart or ended. It's commonly used for failed plans, deals, or broken relationships.
register
This is informal/spoken Chinese. In formal contexts, use 失败 (failed) or 取消 (cancelled) instead.

Stroke Order

chuī
le