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Hanzi

償 / 偿

Traditional
償
Simplified
偿

to repay/to compensate for/to recompense/to fulfill (hopes etc)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

cháng

Bopomofo

ㄔㄤˊ

Jyutping

soeng4

Example sentences

補償 / 补偿 bǔcháng
公司決定對受害人的損失進行經濟補償。
公司决定对受害人的损失进行经济补偿。

The company decided to provide financial compensation for the victims' losses.

上訪 / 上访 shàngfǎng
村民為了土地補償問題到省城上訪。
村民为了土地补偿问题到省城上访。

The villagers went to the provincial capital to petition over the land compensation issue.

賠償 / 赔偿 péicháng
這家公司必須賠償所有損失。
这家公司必须赔偿所有损失。

This company must compensate for all losses.

數額 / 数额 shùé
賠償的數額仍在商討中。
赔偿的数额仍在商讨中。

The amount of compensation is still being discussed.

償 / 偿 cháng
這場車禍的損失由保險公司全額賠償。
这场车祸的损失由保险公司全额赔偿。

The insurance company fully compensated for the losses from the car accident.

賠 / 赔 péi
如果弄壞了別人的東西，就必須賠償。
如果弄坏了别人的东西，就必须赔偿。

If you break someone else's thing, you must compensate them.

償還 / 偿还 chánghuán
他為了償還債務而努力工作。
他为了偿还债务而努力工作。

He worked hard to repay his debts.

債務 / 债务 zhàiwù
他的公司因為無法償還債務而宣告破產。
他的公司因为无法偿还债务而宣告破产。

His company declared bankruptcy because it was unable to repay its debts.

如願以償 / 如愿以偿 rúyuànyǐcháng
他努力學習，終於如願以償考上了大學。
他努力学习，终于如愿以偿考上了大学。

He studied hard and finally achieved his wish of getting into university.

得不償失 / 得不偿失 débùchángshī
為了省錢而花太多時間，真是得不償失。
为了省钱而花太多时间，真是得不偿失。

Spending too much time to save money is really not worth the loss.

Example Vocabulary

補償

bu3'chang2

compensation; to compensate; to make up for

賠償

pei2'chang2

to compensate; to pay for

償

chang2

to repay; to compensate; to fulfill

償命

chang2'ming4

償還

chang2'huan2

to repay; to reimburse

如願以償

ru2'yuan4'yi3'chang2

to have one's wish fulfilled; to come true

得不償失

de2'bu4'chang2'shi1

the loss outweighs the gain

代償

dai4'chang2

償付

chang2'fu4

償債

chang2'zhai4

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