go bankrupt; shut down
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
go bankrupt; go out of business; shut down
Used especially for businesses like factories or shops that cease operations due to financial losses. It is a more formal or definitive term than just 'close'.
Nà那
jiā家
jīng经
yíng营
bú不
shàn善
de的
gōng工
chǎng厂
qù去
nián年
dǎo倒
bì闭
le了
。
That poorly managed factory went bankrupt last year.
Yóu由
yú于
jī激
liè烈
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
，
zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
shàng上
yǒu有
hǎo好
jǐ几
jiā家
xiǎo小
diàn店
dōu都
dǎo倒
bì闭
le了
。
Due to fierce competition, several small shops on this street have gone out of business.
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Gōng公
sī司
lián连
xù续
kuī亏
sǔn损
sān三
nián年
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bù不
dé得
bù不
dǎo倒
bì闭
。
The company suffered losses for three consecutive years and eventually had to shut down.
Jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
dǎo导
zhì致
xǔ许
duō多
yín银
háng行
dǎo倒
bì闭
。
The economic crisis led to the collapse of many banks.
Fáng防
zhǐ止
qǐ企
yè业
dǎo倒
bì闭
shì是
dāng当
dì地
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
shǒu首
yào要
rèn任
wù务
。
Preventing enterprises from going bankrupt is a top priority for the local government.