破产

• 拼音: pò chǎn
• 汉字拆解: 破 = 石 (stone) + 皮 (skin) — to shatter stone, hence to break; 产 = 立 (stand) + 生 (give birth) — property, production

含义

To go bankrupt; bankruptcy. The state of being unable to pay debts, or the legal process of declaring insolvency.

Used both as a verb (公司破产了 — the company went bankrupt) and as a noun (申请破产 — file for bankruptcy). Can also be used figuratively: 道德破产 (moral bankruptcy), 信誉破产 (loss of credibility). Common in business news and legal contexts. 宣布破产 (declare bankruptcy) and 破产保护 (bankruptcy protection) are frequent collocations.

例句

1. 那家工厂因为经营不善，最终破产了。
2. 经济危机让不少小企业面临破产的风险。
3. 他投资失败后几乎破产了。

用法指南

语境: business, finance, news

语气: serious

正确说法

• 这家公司已经宣布破产了。(This company has already declared bankruptcy.)
• 如果继续亏损，公司可能会破产。(If losses continue, the company may go bankrupt.)

错误说法

• 我今天破产了 when you just spent too much (Avoid using 破产 casually for overspending — it implies genuine financial ruin or legal bankruptcy; say 花光了 or 超支了 instead)

起源与历史

A compound of 破 (to break/shatter) and 产 (property/assets) — broken assets, i.e. financial ruin.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal