抵偿

抵償

dǐcháng

verb #42,710

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

他用房子抵偿债务。

Tā yòng fángzi dǐcháng zhàiwù.

He used his house to offset the debt.

HSK 7-9

这点钱不足以抵偿损失。

Zhè diǎn qián bùzúyǐ 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