抵偿

抵償

dǐcháng

verb #42,710

Meanings

1 to compensate
2 to offset
3 to make good (a financial loss)

Characters

Examples

他用房子抵偿债务。

Tā yòng fángzi dǐcháng zhàiwù.

He used his house to offset the debt.

这点钱不足以抵偿损失。

Zhè diǎn qián bù zúyǐ dǐcháng sǔnshī.

This amount of money is not enough to compensate for the loss.

Tips

memory

抵 = "to press against / counter", 偿 = "to repay". Together: press something in to repay — i.e. settle a debt by handing over assets instead of cash.

Stroke Order

抵 dǐ

偿 cháng