停业 tíngyè to cease trading
to cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down
怎么记住“停业”: 停 stop + 业 industry = to cease trading.
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用法
- For a business to stop operating - temporarily or for good - 暂停营业 or 停业整顿 (tíngyè zhěngdùn) close for rectification.
- Covers a shop closing for the day, a holiday shutdown, or permanent closure; a sign may read 今日停业.
- Contrast 倒闭 (dǎobì, go bankrupt/fold permanently) - 停业 can be temporary; 歇业 (xiēyè) is similar (cease business).