commerce
shāng yè
商业
United States / American
Měiguó
美国
low-cost / budget
liánjià
廉价
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
Spirit (airline name)
Spirit
Spirit
to stop / to cease
tíngzhǐ
停止
all
suǒyǒu
所有
flights
hángbān
航班
to close down / to shut down
guānbì
关闭
company
gōngsī
公司
United States / American
Měiguó
美国
low-cost / budget
liánjià
廉价
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
Spirit Airlines (company name)
Spirit
Spirit
on (date/time)
yú
于
May 2nd
wǔyuè èr rì
五月二日
to cease / to stop
tíngzhǐ
停止
operations
yùnyíng
运营
approximately
yuē
约
17,000 (people)
yī wàn qīqiān míng
一万七千名
employees / workers
yuángōng
员工
lost jobs / became unemployed
shīyè
失业
May 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM
United States / American
Měiguó
美国
low-cost / budget
liánjià
廉价
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
Spirit Airlines (company name)
Spirit
Spirit
at
zài
在
May 2nd
wǔyuè èr rì
五月二日
stopped / ceased
tíngzhǐ
停止
completion particle
le
了
all
suǒyǒu
所有
flights
hángbān
航班
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to shut down
guānbì
关闭
this (measure word for companies)
zhè jiā
这家
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
already
yǐjīng
已经
operated / in operation
yùnyíng
运营
many years
duōnián
多年
but / however
dàn
但
always / continuously
yīzhí
一直
losing money / operating at a loss
kuīsǔn
亏损
company
gōngsī
公司
structural particle
de
的
problems / issues
wèntí
问题
many / a lot
hěnduō
很多
large / major
dàxíng
大型
airlines
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
copied / learned from
xuéxí
学习
completion particle
le
了
its
tā de
它的
low-price
dījià
低价
model / approach
móshì
模式
jet fuel
ráyóu
燃油
prices
jiàgé
价格
also
yě
也
because of
yīnwèi
因为
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war
zhànzhēng
战争
rose / increased
shàngzhǎng
上涨
completion particle
le
了
Spirit Airlines (company name)
Spirit
Spirit
to / toward
xiàng
向
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
applied for / requested
shēnqǐng
申请
$500 million
wǔ yì měiyuán
五亿美元
structural particle
de
的
bailout / rescue funds
jiùzhù
救助
but
dàn
但
did not / there was no
méiyǒu
没有
success / succeed
chénggōng
成功
closing down / shutdown
guānbì
关闭
affected / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
completion particle
le
了
approximately
dàyuē
大约
17,000 (people)
yī wàn qīqiān míng
一万七千名
workers
gōngrén
工人
they / them
tāmen
他们
lost
shīqù le
失去了
jobs
gōngzuò
工作
and
hé
和
healthcare
yīliáo
医疗
insurance
bǎoxiǎn
保险
other
qítā
其他
airlines
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
for example / such as
bǐrú
比如
American Airlines
Měiguó Hángkōng
美国航空
and
hé
和
United Airlines
Liánhé Hángkōng
联合航空
helped
bāngzhù
帮助
completion particle
le
了
many
hěnduō
很多
passive particle (by)
bèi
被
stranded
kùn zhù
困住
structural particle
de
的
passengers / travelers
lǚkè
旅客
purchased / bought
mǎi le
买了
airline tickets
jīpiào
机票
structural particle
de
的
passengers
lǚkè
旅客
can / may
kěyǐ
可以
through / via
tōngguò
通过
credit card
xìnyòngkǎ
信用卡
or
huò
或
debit card
jièjìkǎ
借记卡
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
refund
tuìkuǎn
退款