倒闭

Traditional (Taiwan): 倒閉

dǎobì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ

    • to go bankrupt
    • to close down

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 关闭 guānbì
    • 工厂关闭 the factory shuts down
    • 学校被迫关闭 the school is forced to close
  • 破产 pòchǎn
    • 濒临破产 on the verge of bankruptcy
    • 宣布破产 declare bankruptcy

Antonyms 反义词

  • 开张 kāizhāng
    • 开张营业 open for business
    • 重新开张 reopen

Telling them apart

倒闭 is only for a business that fails and shuts because it is doing badly. 关闭 has a much wider range: it also covers shutting a door or window, or closing a place on purpose.

Other words read dǎobì

In the same tone

daobi with other tones

  • 刀笔 dāobǐ pettifoggery
  • 倒逼 dàobī (of circumstances) to stimulate

Sources