How to say “go bankrupt” in Chinese
go bankrupt; bankruptcy
“Go bankrupt” in Chinese is 破产, pò chǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
破产 is read pò chǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 石 “stone”; on the right, 皮 pí hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “破产”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 破产. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 那家工厂去年破产了nàjiāgōngchǎngqùniánpòchǎnleThat factory went bankrupt last year.
- 这家公司破产了zhèjiāgōngsīpòchǎnleThis company went bankrupt.
More words from the lesson “Losses and crisis”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go bankrupt” in Chinese?
“Go bankrupt” in Chinese is 破产, pinyin pòchǎn.
What does 破产 mean?
破产 (pòchǎn) means “go bankrupt; bankruptcy”.
How do you write 破产?
破产 is 2 characters: 破 (pò) — torn, broken; break; 产 (chǎn) — produce, give birth. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 破产?
破产 is read pòchǎn. Tones: pò — fourth tone, chǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go bankrupt” in the lesson “Losses and crisis”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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