Chinese Word: 償 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

償 (Simplified: 偿)HSK 5

Pinyin: cháng

English Definition: to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)

Chinese Definition:
①归还，补还：偿还。偿命。偿债。赔偿。得不偿失。
②满足：如愿以偿。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:賞 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 賞 [ shǎng ] reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant

to repay; to reimburse

1		yuán gào 原告 bèi pàn 被判 péi cháng 赔偿 yī 一 dà bǐ 大笔 sǔn hài 损害 péi cháng jīn 赔偿金。 The plaintiff was awarded a substantial amount in damages.
2		yuán gào 原告 yāo qiú 要求 bèi gào 被告 zhī fù 支付 30000 yuán 元 péi cháng jīn 赔偿金。 The plaintiff requests the defendant to pay 30,000 yuan in damages.
3		zhè jiā 这家 gōng sī 公司 yīn 因 shòu jiǎ 售假 bèi pàn 被判 péi cháng 赔偿 200万 yuán 元。 This company was sentenced to compensate for 2 million yuan due to selling counterfeit goods.
4		wǒ men 我们 huì 会 péi cháng 赔偿 nín 您 yīn 因 wǒ men 我们 cuò wù 错误 zào chéng 造成 de 的 sǔn shī 损失。 We will compensate for any losses caused by our mistakes.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 yī gè 一个 fēi cháng 非常 yán zhòng 严重 de 的 cuò wù 错误， wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 péi cháng 赔偿。 This is a serious mistake, we must compensate.

1		yuán gào 原告 bèi pàn 被判 péi cháng 赔偿 yī 一 dà bǐ 大笔 sǔn hài 损害 péi cháng jīn 赔偿金。 The plaintiff was awarded a substantial amount in damages.
2		yuán gào 原告 yāo qiú 要求 bèi gào 被告 zhī fù 支付 30000 yuán 元 péi cháng jīn 赔偿金。 The plaintiff requests the defendant to pay 30,000 yuan in damages.
3		zhè jiā 这家 gōng sī 公司 yīn 因 shòu jiǎ 售假 bèi pàn 被判 péi cháng 赔偿 200万 yuán 元。 This company was sentenced to compensate for 2 million yuan due to selling counterfeit goods.
4		wǒ men 我们 huì 会 péi cháng 赔偿 nín 您 yīn 因 wǒ men 我们 cuò wù 错误 zào chéng 造成 de 的 sǔn shī 损失。 We will compensate for any losses caused by our mistakes.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 yī gè 一个 fēi cháng 非常 yán zhòng 严重 de 的 cuò wù 错误， wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 péi cháng 赔偿。 This is a serious mistake, we must compensate.