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赔偿

péi cháng · pei chang

Traditional 賠償

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to compensate
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The flower pot

  1. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)，我的(wǒde)球(qiú)打破(dǎpò)了(le)邻居(línjū)的(de)花盆(huāpén)！

    Oh no, my ball broke the neighbour's flower pot!

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)得(děi)去(qù)说清楚(shuōqīngchu)，还(hái)要(yào)赔偿(péicháng)。

    We have to go and explain, and we must pay compensation too.

  3. Liangliang

    赔偿(péicháng)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)二十块(èrshíkuài)。

    How much compensation? I only have twenty yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    邻居(línjū)奶奶(nǎinai)说(shuō)，不用(bùyòng)赔偿(péicháng)，帮(bāng)她(tā)浇花(jiāohuā)就行(jiùxíng)。

    The neighbour Grandma says no compensation is needed. Just help water her flowers.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)天天(tiāntiān)来(lái)浇花(jiāohuā)。

    Great! I'll come and water them every day.

  6. Dengdeng

    她家(tājiā)有(yǒu)三十盆(sānshípén)花(huā)呢(ne)。

    She has thirty pots of flowers at home, you know.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)需(xū)要(yào)赔(péi)偿(cháng)他(tā)损(sǔn)失(shī)的(de)钱(qián)。

You must compensate him for the money he lost.

Tatoeba: Chinese by iiujik · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)答(dā)应(yìng)赔(péi)偿(cháng)顾(gù)客(kè)的(de)全(quán)部(bù)损(sǔn)失(shī)。

The company promised to compensate the customers for all their losses.

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