关门大吉 guān mén dà jí Close down

Explanation

指商店倒闭或企业破产停业。通常用来形容生意失败，无法继续经营下去。

Refers to the closure of a shop or the bankruptcy and closure of an enterprise. It is usually used to describe a business failure and the inability to continue operating.

Origin Story

老王开了十年的杂货铺，生意一直不错。可是，近年来电商兴起，越来越多的人选择网购，老王的杂货铺生意日渐冷清。为了维持生计，老王尝试过各种方法，比如降价促销，改进服务，但都收效甚微。最终，在无力承担高昂的租金和日渐减少的收入后，老王无奈地选择了关门大吉。他把店里的货架搬空，贴上了“歇业”的告示，心里百感交集。十年的辛勤付出，就这样画上了句号。老王的故事，也成为许多传统小商户在时代浪潮中挣扎的缩影。

lǎo wáng kāi le shí nián de zá huò pù, shēng yì yī zhí bù cuò。kě shì, jìn lái nián diàn shāng xīng qǐ, yuè lái yuè duō de rén xuǎn zé wǎng gòu, lǎo wáng de zá huò pù shēng yì rì jiàn lěng qīng。wèi le wéi chí shēng jì, lǎo wáng cháng shì guò gè zhǒng fāng fǎ, bǐ rú jiàng jià cù xiāo, gǎi jìn fú wù, dàn dōu shōu xiào shèn wēi。zuì zhōng, zài wú lì chéng dān gāo áng de zū jīn hé rì jiàn jiǎn shǎo de shōu rù hòu, lǎo wáng wú nài de xuǎn zé le guān mén dà jí。tā bǎ diàn lǐ de huò jià bān kōng, tiē shàng le “xiē yè” de gào shì, xīn lǐ bǎi gǎn jiāo jí。shí nián de xīn qín fù chū, jiù zhè yàng huà shàng le jù hào。lǎo wáng de gù shì, yě chéng wéi xuě duō chuán tǒng xiǎo shāng hù zài shí dài làng cháo zhōng zhēng zhá de suō yǐng。

Old Wang had run a grocery store for ten years, and business had always been good. However, in recent years, with the rise of e-commerce, more and more people chose to shop online, and Old Wang's grocery store became increasingly quiet. In order to make ends meet, Old Wang tried various methods, such as price reductions and improved service, but to little effect. Finally, unable to bear the high rent and dwindling income, Old Wang reluctantly chose to close down. He emptied the shelves in the store, put up a "Closed" sign, and felt a mix of emotions. Ten years of hard work came to an end. Old Wang's story is also a reflection of many traditional small businesses struggling in the tide of times.

Usage

作谓语；指商店倒闭或企业破产停业。

zuò wèi yǔ; zhǐ shāng diàn dǎobì huò qǐ yè pò chǎn tíng yè。

Used as a predicate; refers to the closure of a shop or the bankruptcy and closure of an enterprise.

Examples

• 这家小店经营不善，最终关门大吉了。

  zhè jiā xiǎo diàn jīng yíng bù shàn, zuì zhōng guān mén dà jí le.

  This small shop was poorly managed and eventually closed down.

• 由于市场竞争激烈，这家公司不得不关门大吉。

  yóu yú shì chǎng jìng zhēng jī liè, zhè jiā gōng sī bù dé bù guān mén dà jí。

  Due to fierce market competition, this company had to close down.

Related Idioms

• 倒闭

• 破产

• 停业

Opposite Idioms

• 开张大吉