Definition
倒闭 (dǎo bì) specifically means a business or company goes bankrupt and permanently closes due to financial failure. It differs from 破产 (pò chǎn), which can also apply to individuals or plans 'falling through,' and from 停业 (tíng yè), which means simply ceasing trade (possibly temporarily) without implying insolvency.
verb
to go bankruptto close down (of a business or company)
Examples
- 倒闭。Nà jiā shāngdiàn yīnwèi shēngyì bù hǎo ér dǎo bì le.That store closed down because business was bad.
- ，倒闭。Rúguǒ gōngsī bù néng huán zhài, jiù huì dǎo bì.If the company cannot repay its debts, it will go bankrupt.
- 倒闭，。Zhè jiā gōngchǎng yǐjīng dǎo bì le, gōngrén quán dōu shīyè le.This factory has already closed down, and all the workers are unemployed.
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