歇业 (xiē yè) — to go out of business, to close down (a business)
Definition
歇业 (xiē yè) means a business stops operating, either temporarily (例: closed for renovations) or permanently (例: went out of business).
verb
to go out of businessto close down (a business)
Examples
- 歇业。Zhè jiā gōng sī yīn wèi kuī sǔn ér xiē yè le.This company went out of business due to losses.
- 。Nà jiā cān guǎn xiē le sān gè yuè yè cái chóng xīn kāi zhāng.That restaurant closed for three months before reopening.
- 歇业，。Tīng shuō nà jiā lǎo diàn yǐ jīng xiē yè le, zhēn kě xī.I heard that old shop has already closed down, what a shame.
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