đình nghiệp

Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To cease operations; to shut down (a business or industrial activity): This term refers to the definitive stopping of commercial or industrial activities, implying a permanent closure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty đó đã quyết định đình nghiệp sau nhiều năm thua lỗ. (That company decided to cease operations after many years of losses.)
  • Cửa hàng nhỏ đành phải đình nghiệp vì không cạnh tranh nổi. (The small shop had to shut down because it could not compete.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đình nghiệp" is considered formal and somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary business and legal contexts, words like "đóng cửa" (to close down) or "ngừng hoạt động" (to stop operations) are more commonly used.

Variants and Related Words

• Đóng cửa (v): to close down. This is the most common modern equivalent.
  • Nhà máy đã đóng cửa vĩnh viễn. (The factory has closed down permanently.)
• Ngừng hoạt động (v): to cease operations, to stop functioning.
  • Cơ sở sản xuất bị buộc ngừng hoạt động. (The production facility was forced to cease operations.)
• Phá sản (v): to go bankrupt. This implies financial failure leading to closure.
  • Doanh nghiệp tuyên bố phá sản. (The enterprise declared bankruptcy.)

Synonyms

• Cease operations
• Shut down
• Close (a business)

Related Terms

• Giải thể (v): to dissolve (a company or organization). This is a legal term for formally ending a corporate entity.
  • Hội đồng quản trị biểu quyết giải thể công ty. (The board of directors voted to dissolve the company.)