Meaning
entertain; repay; return; reward; compensate
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chou” becomes a different word in each tone. 酬 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 报酬bào choureward; remuneration
- 应酬yìng chouto engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet
- 酬和chóu hèto respond to a poem with a poem
- 酬对chóu duì(literary) to reply; to answer
- 酬应chóu yìngsocial interaction
Example Sentence
付出辛勤的劳动，就会得到应有的报酬。Fù chū xīn qín de láo dòng, jiù huì dé dào yīng yǒu de bào chóu.Hard work will earn its due reward.
付Fùto pay出chūto go out辛勤xīn qínhardworking的deof劳动láo dòngwork，就jiùthen会huìcan得到dé dàoto get应有yīng yǒuto deserve (attention, res的deof报酬bào chóureward。