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赔

péi · pei

Traditional 賠

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to compensate for loss
  2. to indemnify
  3. to suffer a financial loss
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Selling balloons

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)市场(shìchǎng)卖了(màile)一百个(yībǎigè)气球(qìqiú)。

    Yesterday I sold a hundred balloons at the market.

  2. Dengdeng

    赚了(zhuànle)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    How much did you earn?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)赔(péi)了(le)二十块(èrshíkuài)。

    I lost twenty yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    怎么会(zěnmehuì)赔钱(péiqián)？

    How could you lose money?

  5. Liangliang

    气球(qìqiú)一块钱(yīkuàiqián)买的(mǎide)，我(wǒ)八毛钱(bāmáoqián)卖的(màide)。

    I bought the balloons at one yuan and sold them at eighty fen.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)卖(mài)得(de)越多(yuèduō)，赔(péi)得(de)越多(yuèduō)！

    The more you sell, the more you lose!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)弄(nòng)坏(huài)了(le)朋(péng)友(you)的(de)相(xiàng)机(jī)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)赔(péi)他(tā)一(yí)个(gè)新(xīn)的(de)。

I accidentally broke my friend's camera, so I had to compensate him with a new one.

02

这(zhè)笔(bǐ)生(shēng)意(yì)不(bú)但(dàn)没(méi)赚(zhuàn)钱(qián)，反(fǎn)而(ér)赔(péi)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)。

Not only did this deal not make money, but it actually lost quite a bit.

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