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to close shop

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

da3yang4 • dǎyàng

Meaning


Primary

to close shop

Alternatives

close shop, closing shop, closed shop, to close a store, close a store, to close store, close store, to close up, close up

Mnemonic


打烊 To close shop you first 打 strike a bell indicating the day of business is over and then 打 strike your door shut and 烊 close shop for the night.

Usage


这 家 店 晚上 九 点 打烊。

This shop closes shop at nine in the evening.

我们 到 的 时候, 餐厅 已经 打烊 了。

The restaurant had already closed shop when we arrived.

打烊 前, 店员 会 把 桌子 擦 干净。

Before closing shop, the staff wipe the tables clean.

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