yàng
烊
close shop; shut down (used in 打烊)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to close shop (for the evening); to cease business (at night)
Used almost exclusively in the compound 打烊 (dǎ yàng). This pronunciation is standard in Mandarin, whereas yáng is dialectal.
Shāng商
diàn店
yǐ已
jīng经
dǎ打
yàng烊
le了
。
The shop has already closed for the night.
Tā他
men们
měi每
tiān天
shí十
diǎn点
dǎ打
yàng烊
。
They close shop at ten o'clock every day.
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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
bù不
dǎ打
yàng烊
，
242
xiǎo4
shí小
yíng时
yè营
业
。
This restaurant never closes, operating 24 hours a day.
Dǎ打
yàng烊
shí时
jiān间
dào到
le了
，
qǐng请
míng明
tiān天
zài再
lái来
。
Closing time has arrived; please come again tomorrow.