| 赔偿HSK 5 | péi cháng | to compensate | |
| 补偿HSK 6 | bǔ cháng | to compensate; to make up | |
| 无偿HSK 6 | wú cháng | free; no charge; at no cost | |
| 偿还HSK 6 | cháng huán | to repay; to reimburse | |
| 有偿 | yǒu cháng | paying; paid (not free) |
| 1 | The plaintiff was awarded a substantial amount in damages. | |
| 2 | The plaintiff requests the defendant to pay 30,000 yuan in damages. | |
| 3 | This company was sentenced to compensate for 2 million yuan due to selling counterfeit goods. | |
| 4 | We will compensate for any losses caused by our mistakes. | |
| 5 | This is a serious mistake, we must compensate. |