倒闭 (dǎo bì) — to go bankrupt, to close down (of a business or company)

Definition

Examples

• 那家商店因为生意不好而倒闭了。
  Nà jiā shāng diàn yīn wèi shēng yì bù hǎo ér dǎo bì le.
  That store closed down because business was bad.
• 如果公司不能还债，就会倒闭。
  Rú guǒ gōng sī bù néng huán zhài, jiù huì dǎo bì.
  If the company cannot repay its debts, it will go bankrupt.
• 这家工厂已经倒闭了，工人全都失业了。
  Zhè jiā gōng chǎng yǐ jīng dǎo bì le, gōng rén quán dōu shī yè le.
  This factory has already closed down, and all the workers are unemployed.