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赔偿
péicháng
Main
English Definitionto compensate
Simplified Script赔偿
Traditional Script賠償
Pinyinpéicháng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄆㄟˊ ㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)pui4soeng4
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK=5; TOP=Intermediate
Word Decomposition
赔 péito compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss
偿 chángto repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
赔款péikuǎnreparations; to pay reparations
赔付péifùto pay out; to compensate; (insurance) payment
赔本péiběnloss; to sustain losses
赔礼péilǐto offer an apology; to make amends
赔笑péixiàoto smile apologetically or obsequiously
Words With Same Tail Word    
补偿bǔchángto compensate; to make up
无偿wúchángfree; no charge; at no cost
代偿dàicháng(medical) compensation; to repay a debt or obligation in place of someone else
报偿bàochángrepay; recompense
抵偿dǐchángto compensate; to make good (a financial loss)
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