close up shop for the night; shut down
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of a shop) to close for the night; to shut up shop
dialectOriginally from Wu dialect (Shanghainese), now used in standard Mandarin. Specifically refers to shops closing in the evening, not temporary daytime closures.
Zhè这
jiā家
shāng商
diàn店
wǎn晚
shang上
shí十
diǎn点
dǎ打
yàng烊
。
This shop closes at ten in the evening.
Duì对
bu不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
dǎ打
yàng烊
le了
。
Sorry, we are already closed for the night.
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Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
xǔ许
duō多
diàn店
pù铺
tí提
zǎo早
dǎ打
yàng烊
。
Many shops closed early during the Spring Festival period.