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停业 (tíng yè) — (of a business) to cease trading, to close down (temporarily or permanently)

Definition

Used specifically for a business, shop, or company ceasing operation — temporary or permanent. Unlike 停止 (generic 'stop') or 暂停 (pause), 停业 is tied to a commercial establishment; 倒闭 emphasizes going bankrupt.

verb
(of a business) to cease tradingto close down (temporarily or permanently)

Examples

  • 。
    Nà jiā cān tīng yǐ jīng tíng le yè.
    That restaurant has already closed down.
  • 停业。
    Zhè jiā chāo shì yīn wèi kuī sǔn jué dìng tíng yè.
    This supermarket decided to close down due to losses.
  • 停业？
    Qǐng wèn zhè jiā shū diàn míng tiān tíng yè ma?
    Excuse me, is this bookstore closing tomorrow?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

停tíngcease
业yèbusiness

停 means cease and 业 means business; together they describe closing a business.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
亭
亭tíng停tíng
Same sound today

The left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 亭 gives the sound tíng; this forms 停.

Open 停 →

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.

Open 业 →
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