Meaning
to compensate; pay back; to recompense
Chinese: 偿还、补偿。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chang” becomes a different word in each tone. 偿 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 补偿bǔ chángto compensate; to make up
- 赔偿péi chángto compensate
- 偿还cháng huánto repay; to reimburse
- 无偿wú chángfree; no charge; at no cost
- 得不偿失dé bù cháng shīthe gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
Example Sentence
他终于偿还了所有的债务。Tā zhōng yú cháng huán le suǒ yǒu de zhài wù.He finally repaid all his debts.
他Tāhe终于zhōng yúat last偿还cháng huánto repay了le(completed action)所有suǒ yǒuall的deof债务zhài wùdebt。