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完蛋

wán dàn · wan dan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) to be done for
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Exam tomorrow

  1. Dengdeng

    完蛋(wándàn)了(le)！明天(míngtiān)考试(kǎoshì)，我(wǒ)一页(yīyè)书(shū)都(dōu)没(méi)看(kàn)。

    I’m done for! The exam is tomorrow and I haven’t read a single page.

  2. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？你(nǐ)这几天(zhèjǐtiān)都(dōu)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What were you doing these days?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)小说(xiǎoshuō)。

    I was reading novels.

  4. Liangliang

    别怕(biépà)，我(wǒ)的(de)笔记(bǐjì)借(jiè)你(nǐ)。

    Don’t worry, you can borrow my notes.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！……咦(yí)，这(zhè)是(shì)上学期(shàngxuéqī)的(de)笔记(bǐjì)。

    Great! ...Huh, these are last term’s notes.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这学期(zhèxuéqī)的(de)我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)写(xiě)。我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)完蛋(wándàn)了(le)！

    Right, I haven’t written this term’s yet. We’re both done for!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)掉(diào)进(jìn)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)，这(zhè)下(xià)完(wán)蛋(dàn)了(le)。

My phone fell into the water; now I'm done for.

02

要(yào)是(shì)明(míng)天(tiān)赶(gǎn)不(bu)上(shàng)火(huǒ)车(chē)，我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)就(jiù)完(wán)蛋(dàn)了(le)。

If we can't catch the train tomorrow, our plan will be done for.

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