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破产

pòchǎn

to go bankrupt

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Characters in this word

破 pò

Strokes
10
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

产 chǎn

Strokes
6
Radical
亠 — lid, cover
Made of
亠 lid, cover 丷 horns 厂 cliff
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 产

Example phrases

  • 公司快破产了。 Gōngsī kuài pòchǎn le. The company is about to go bankrupt.
  • 他去年破产了。 Tā qùnián pòchǎn le. He went bankrupt last year.
  • 破产后他搬家。 Pòchǎn hòu tā bān jiā. After going bankrupt, he moved.

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