HSK · Level 12
135 words
Chinese word
停业
Pronunciation
Pinyintíng yè
Meaning
- verbclose
Example
店因为装修要停业两周。diàn yīn wèi zhuāng xiū yào tíng yè liǎng zhōu
The store will close for two weeks because of renovations.
More examples
公司因资金问题被迫停业。gōng sī yīn zī jīn wèn tí bèi pò tíng yè
The company was forced to close because of funding problems.
Core concept
A business temporarily switches off its public-facing activity while the shop or company itself may continue to exist.
Common phrases
被迫停业bèi pò tíng yè
be forced to close
短期停业duǎn qī tíng yè
close temporarily
停业整顿tíng yè zhěng dùn
close for reorganization
Similar words
暂停营业zàn tíng yíng yè: Pause business operations for a set period before opening again.
歇业xiē yè: Take a short break from running a business.
关门guān mén: Close the doors and stop doing business at a shop or company.
倒闭dǎo bì: Stop operating because the business has failed and cannot continue.
Definition in Chinese
表示停止营业这一动作的动词，用于说明商店或公司在一定期间内不开展对外经营活动，强调营业行为的中断而非永久关闭。biǎo shì tíng zhǐ yíng yè zhè yí dòng zuò de dòng cí yòng yú shuō míng shāng diàn huò gōng sī zài yí dìng qī jiān nèi bù kāi zhǎn duì wài jīng yíng huó dòng qiáng diào yíng yè xíng wéi de zhōng duàn ér fēi yóng jiǔ guān bì
Word origin
The compound 停 (tíng, "stop") + 业 (yè, "business") treats commercial work as the activity that has been stopped, not necessarily the business as a whole.
Usage tips
- A reason can come before this verb, while a duration can come after it, so short notices can pack both the cause and the length of the pause into one sentence.