破产
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
破产 (pòchǎn) · to go bankrupt
破产 (pòchǎn) means “to go bankrupt; bankruptcy”. It is written with 2 characters: 破 (broken) + 产 (to give birth). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 破产 is built
The characters
破 pò · broken
What 破 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皮pí — skin
- 攴pū — to rap
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 皮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
产 chǎn · to give birth
What 产 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
Example sentences
那家公司破产了。Nà jiā gōngsī pòchǎn le.That company went bankrupt.
这家工厂为什么会破产?Zhè jiā gōngchǎng wèishénme huì pòchǎn?Why did this factory go bankrupt?
Questions about 破产
What does 破产 mean?
破产 (pòchǎn) means “to go bankrupt; bankruptcy”.
How do you pronounce 破产?
破产 is pronounced pòchǎn.
Which HSK level is 破产?
破产 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 破坏pòhuàito damage
- 破例pòlìto make an exception
- 突破tūpòto break through
- 破pòbroken
- 产生chǎnshēngto produce
- 生产shēngchǎnto produce
- 财产cáichǎnproperty
- 产品chǎnpǐnproduct
- 遗产yíchǎninheritance
Learn 破产 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.