倒闭
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
倒闭 (dǎobì) · to go bankrupt
倒闭 (dǎobì) means “to go bankrupt; to close down”. It is written with 2 characters: 倒 (to fall) + 闭 (to shut). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 倒闭 is built
The characters
倒 dǎo · to fall
What 倒 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 到dào — to go to
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 至zhì — reach
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 到 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
闭 bì · to shut
What 闭 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
Origin hint: A door 门 blocked by bars 才 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
那家商店去年倒闭了。Nà jiā shāngdiàn qùnián dǎobì le.That shop closed down last year.
这家公司为什么会倒闭？Zhè jiā gōngsī wèishénme huì dǎobì?Why did this company go bankrupt?
Questions about 倒闭
What does 倒闭 mean?
倒闭 (dǎobì) means “to go bankrupt; to close down”.
How do you pronounce 倒闭?
倒闭 is pronounced dǎobì.
Which HSK level is 倒闭?
倒闭 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 倒车dǎochēto change trains or buses
- 倒霉dǎoméito have bad luck
- 摔倒shuāidǎoto fall down
- 颠倒diāndǎoto turn upside down
- 倒dǎoto fall
- 封闭fēngbìto close off
- 关闭guānbìto close
- 闭塞bìsèisolated
Learn 倒闭 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.