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破产 (破產)

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  • [pòchǎn]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

破产 [pòchǎn]
  1. 1. verb go bankrupt

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

破产 [pòchǎn]
  1. 1. bankruptcy; ruin
    银行破产
    bank failure
    宣告破产
    declare bankruptcy
  2. 2. go bankrupt; go broke; become insolvent
    他的公司破产了。
    His company has gone broke.
  3. 3. come to naught; fall through; be bankrupt
    他们的阴谋破产了。
    Their plot has fallen through.
  4. 4. bankrupt

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

破产 [pòchǎn]
  1. 1. 失去全部财产
    一场洪水,使他彻底破产
  2. 2. 法律上指债务人无力偿还债务时,法院根据本人或债权人的申请进行裁决,将债务人全部财产变卖,按比例归还各债权人,不足数额不再偿付
    法院裁决这家企业破产
    破产法。
  3. 3. 比喻失败
    敌人的阴谋彻底破产了。

Examples

临近经济破产的边缘
on the verge of economic bankruptcy
濒于破产
be on the brink of bankruptcy
有些厂家濒临破产
Some of the factories are verging on bankruptcy.
他已近乎破产
He is on the verge of bankruptcy.
宣告破产
declare bankruptcy
他的公司破产了。
His company has gone broke.
这次沉船事故让船东几乎破产
The ship-owner almost went bankrupt because of this shipwreck.
他已经机关用尽,最终也没有摆脱破产的命运。
He has exhausted all his means, yet he didn't escape the fate of being bankrupt.

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