偿付

償付

chángfù

verb #40,731

Meanings

1 to pay back
2 to repay; to indemnify
3 to settle (a claim)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

保险公司按时偿付了赔偿金。

Bǎoxiǎn gōngsī ànshí chángfù le péichángjīn.

The insurance company paid out the compensation on schedule.

HSK 7-9

公司无力偿付到期债券。

Gōngsī wúlì chángfù dàoqī zhàiquàn.

The company is unable to repay the maturing bonds.

Tips

usage

Formal/financial synonym of 偿还. Common collocations: 偿付能力 (solvency, a regulatory metric for insurers), 偿付本息 (repay principal and interest), 如期偿付 (repay on schedule).

Stroke Order

偿 cháng

付 fù