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破产
pò chǎn
Meaning
- to go bankrupt
- bankruptcy
Definition
指企业或个人因资不抵债而依法宣告停止经营，也比喻事情失败或计划不能实现。
Refers to the legal declaration of a business or individual ceasing operations due to insolvency; also metaphorically means the failure of a plan or endeavor.
Usage
可用于经济领域，表示企业或个人因财务问题而倒闭；也可用作比喻，形容事情完全失败或计划落空。
Used in economic contexts to indicate the closure of a business or individual due to financial issues; also used metaphorically to describe a complete failure or the collapse of a plan.
Examples
- 1 这家公司因经营不善而破产了。 (This company went bankrupt due to poor management.)
- 2 他投资失败，最终宣告个人破产。 (His investment failed, and he eventually declared personal bankruptcy.)
- 3 你的计划完全破产了，没有任何希望。 (Your plan has completely failed, with no hope left.)
- 4 经济危机导致许多小企业破产。 (The economic crisis caused many small businesses to go bankrupt.)
- 5 他的梦想因为缺乏资金而破产了。 (His dream collapsed due to lack of funding.)
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