Definition
休业 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to suspend business' or 'to end a course/semester'. You can insert aspect markers or measure words between the two characters, e.g. 休了业 ('suspended business'), 休过业 ('have suspended business before'). For shops it means a temporary or permanent closure; for schools it means the end of a term or the completion of a course.
v.o.
to suspend businessto close temporarily(of a school or course) to endto finish
Examples
- 休业。Zhè jiā chāoshì cóng míngtiān kāishǐ xiū yè.This supermarket will suspend business starting tomorrow.
- 休业，。Xuéxiào qī yuè xiū yè, jiǔ yuè kāixué.The school closes in July and reopens in September.
- ，。Nà jiā fàndiàn yǐjīng xiū le yè, bú zài yíngyè le.That restaurant has already suspended business and is no longer open.
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