Meaning of 倒闭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to go bankrupt
- to close down
How to use 倒闭
倒闭 is used for companies, factories, shops and banks that fail and stop operating, usually for financial reasons. It is an intransitive verb, so the business is the subject. Example: 这家工厂去年倒闭了。(Zhè jiā gōngchǎng qùnián dǎobì le.) This factory went bankrupt last year.
倒 (dǎo) means to fall over, and 闭 (bì) means to shut, with 才 inside a door 门. A business that falls over and shuts its doors has gone bankrupt.
Common mistake: Learners often read 倒 as dào here, as in 倒是 (dàoshì). In 倒闭 it is third tone dǎo, the same as in 摔倒 (shuāidǎo). Also do not use 倒闭 for a shop simply closing for the night. Use 关门 (guānmén) for that.
倒闭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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倒 dǎo · to fall · 10 strokes
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闭 bì · to close · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 倒闭.
| 关闭 | guānbì | to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down |
| 封闭 | fēngbì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue) |
| 倒车 | dǎochē | to change buses, trains etc |
| 摔倒 | shuāidǎo | to fall down; to slip and fall |
| 倒是 | dàoshì | contrary to what one might expect; actually |
| 闭幕 | bìmù | the curtain falls; lower the curtain |
| 闭幕式 | bìmùshì | closing ceremony |
| 倒霉 | dǎoméi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 打倒 | dǎdǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒下 | dǎoxia | to collapse; to topple over |
| 倒数 | dàoshǔ | to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down |
| 晕倒 | yūndǎo | to faint; to swoon |
Questions about 倒闭
What does 倒闭 mean?
倒闭 (dǎobì) means "to go bankrupt; to close down" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 倒闭?
倒闭 is made of 2 characters: 倒 (10 strokes), 闭 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 倒闭 an HSK word?
Yes. 倒闭 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 倒闭 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 倒闭 is written 倒閉.
What is the difference between 倒闭 and 关闭?
关闭 (guānbì) is neutral and means to close or shut down for any reason, and it can take an object, as in 关闭窗户. 倒闭 specifically means a business has failed and collapsed, and it does not take an object.
Is 倒闭 the same as 破产?
They are close. 破产 (pòchǎn) is the more formal or legal term for bankruptcy, while 倒闭 focuses on the business actually ceasing to operate. In everyday speech they often describe the same event.