The Chinese word **倒闭** is a compound verb meaning "to go bankrupt" or "to close down (a business)." It is formed by combining two characters, each contributing a distinct meaning: **倒** means "to collapse" or "to fall over," evoking the image of a structure falling, while **闭** means "to close" or "to shut," as in closing a door. Together, they create a vivid metaphor of a business "collapsing and shutting its doors," effectively capturing the complete and often sudden failure of an enterprise. This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two synonymous or semantically related characters are paired to reinforce a single, more specific concept.