HSK · Level 59
105 words
Chinese word
倒闭
Pronunciation
Pinyindǎo bì
Meaning
- verbgo out of business
Example
很多老店因为竞争而倒闭。hěn duō lǎo diàn yīn wèi jìng zhēng ér dǎo bì
Many old shops go out of business because of competition.
More examples
由于管理不善，那家公司最终倒闭了。yóu yú guán lǐ bú shàn nà jiā gōng sī zuì zhōng dǎo bì le
Due to poor management, that company eventually went out of business.
Core concept
A business reaches the end of its operating life when financial pressure makes continued trade impossible.
Common phrases
公司倒闭gōng sī dǎo bì
go out of business
商店倒闭shāng diàn dǎo bì
close down
企业倒闭qǐ yè dǎo bì
go bankrupt
Similar words
破产pò chǎn: A business becomes unable to pay its debts and ends through bankruptcy or liquidation.
关门guān mén: A shop closes its doors and stops doing business.
停业tíng yè: Business or production stops for a temporary or extended period.
歇业xiē yè: A shop temporarily stops doing business.
Definition in Chinese
表示店铺或公司停止营业并关闭门面，通常因经营失败、资金不足或市场竞争而导致的歇业或破产。biǎo shì diàn pù huò gōng sī tíng zhǐ yíng yè bìng guān bì mén miàn tōng cháng yīn jīng yíng shī bài zī jīn bù zú huò shì chǎng jìng zhēng ér dǎo zhì de xiē yè huò pò chǎn
Word origin
The compound 倒 (dǎo, "fall") + 闭 (bì, "close") links collapse with the closing of a business's doors.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this verb reports that a business has shut down without stating whether a court has declared insolvency or what legal process followed.