pò chǎn
to go bankrupt; go broke; become insolvent
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这家公司已经破产了。
Zhè jiā gōngsī yǐjīng pòchǎn le.
This company has already gone bankrupt.
他因为投资失败而破产了。
Tā yīnwèi tóuzī shībài ér pòchǎn le.
He went bankrupt because of a failed investment.
政府宣布这家银行破产。
Zhèngfǔ xuānbù zhè jiā yínháng pòchǎn.
The government declared this bank bankrupt.
倒闭 (dǎobì)
go bankrupt
破产 (pòchǎn)
bankruptcy
兴旺 (xīngwàng)
prosperous
发达 (fādá)
developed
The Chinese word 破产 (pòchǎn) for "bankruptcy" is composed of two characters: 破 (pò) and 产 (chǎn). The character 破 means "to break" or "to destroy", while the character 产 means "property" or "wealth". Together, they form the compound word 破产, which literally means "to break one's property" or "to lose one's wealth". This term is used in Chinese to refer to the legal status of a person or company that is unable to repay its debts.
