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Expressing going bankrupt with 倒闭 (dǎobì)
Structure
Company/Business + 倒闭
Explanation
倒闭 (dǎobì) means "to go bankrupt" or "to close down" and is used to describe a business or organization that has ceased operations due to financial failure. It is typically used for companies, factories, or shops. For example, 公司倒闭了 means "the company went bankrupt."
Examples
那家开了二十年的老店终于倒闭了。
nà jiā kāi le èrshí nián de lǎo diàn zhōngyú dǎobì le.
That old shop which had been open for twenty years finally closed down.
经济不好的时候，很多小企业都倒闭了。
jīngjì bù hǎo de shíhou, hěn duō xiǎo qǐyè dōu dǎobì le.
When the economy is bad, many small businesses close down.
如果再不改变经营方式，这家公司迟早会倒闭。
rúguǒ zài bù gǎibiàn jīngyíng fāngshì, zhè jiā gōngsī chízǎo huì dǎobì.
If they don't change their business approach soon, this company will sooner or later go bankrupt.