休业 (xiū yè) — to suspend business, to close temporarily; (of a school or course) to end, to finish

Definition

Means a business or school stops operating for a period (and may reopen), unlike permanent closure. Often used for scheduled breaks or temporary shutdowns.

verb
to suspend businessto close temporarily(of a school or course) to endto finish

Examples

  • 休业。
    Zhè jiā chāo shì cóng míng tiān kāi shǐ xiū yè.
    This supermarket will suspend business starting tomorrow.
  • 休业，。
    Xué xiào qī yuè xiū yè, jiǔ yuè kāi xué.
    The school closes in July and reopens in September.
  • ，。
    Nà jiā fàn diàn yǐ jīng xiū le yè, bú zài yíng yè le.
    That restaurant has already suspended business and is no longer open.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

休xiūstop
业yèbusiness

休 means 'stop' and 业 means 'business', giving the sense of suspending business.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

休 pairs 人 (man) with 木 (tree), showing a person leaning against a tree to rest.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

  • 丵丵zhuóchisel
  • 大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

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