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破产

pò chǎn · po chan

Traditional 破產

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to go bankrupt
  2. to become impoverished
  3. bankruptcy
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In a conversation

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Board game bankruptcy

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)玩(wán)大富翁(dàfùwēng)，我(wǒ)的(de)钱(qián)快(kuài)没(méi)了(le)。

    We're playing Monopoly and my money is almost gone.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)破产(pòchǎn)了(le)！

    You're going to go bankrupt!

  3. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)的(de)，我(wǒ)还(hái)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)卡(kǎ)。

    No way, I still have one card.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)再(zài)走(zǒu)一步(yībù)，就(jiù)破产(pòchǎn)了(le)。

    One more step and you'll go bankrupt.

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)破产(pòchǎn)了(le)！能(néng)借(jiè)我(wǒ)一点(yīdiǎn)钱(qián)吗(ma)？

    Ah! I'm bankrupt! Can you lend me some money?

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)游戏(yóuxì)啊(a)，借(jiè)你(nǐ)的(de)也(yě)是(shì)假(jiǎ)钱(qián)。

    It's a game. The money I lend you is fake too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)因(yīn)为(wèi)欠(qiàn)债(zhài)太(tài)多(duō)，去(qù)年(nián)破(pò)产(chǎn)了(le)。

That company went bankrupt last year because it owed too much debt.

02

他(tā)破(pò)产(chǎn)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，生(shēng)活(huó)变(biàn)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)困(kùn)难(nan)。

After he went bankrupt, his life became very difficult.

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