破产 pòchǎn to go bankrupt
to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
How to remember 破产: 破 broken + 产 to give birth = to go bankrupt.
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How it is used
- To go bankrupt - 公司破产了 (gōngsī pòchǎn le) the company went bankrupt.
- Also figurative: 计划破产 (jìhuà pòchǎn) the plan fell through/collapsed.
- Business and legal register; the metaphorical 'collapse' sense is common in writing.
Example sentences
- 他破产了。 Tā pòchǎn le.He went bankrupt.
- 公司破产了。 Gōngsī pòchǎn le.The company went bankrupt.
- 他被宣告破产。 Tā bèi xuāngàopòchǎn.He was declared bankrupt.