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赔

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verb HSK 5 #5,084

Meanings

  1. 1 to compensate; to pay for a loss
  2. 2 to suffer a (financial) loss

Examples

你弄坏了，你得赔。
Nǐ nòng huài le, nǐ děi péi.
You broke it, you have to pay for it.
这笔生意赔了不少钱。
Zhè bǐ shēngyi péi le bù shǎo qián.
This deal lost quite a lot of money.
赔不起就别碰。
Péi bù qǐ jiù bié pèng.
If you can't afford to pay for it, don't touch it.
他做生意赔了二十万。
Tā zuò shēngyi péi le èrshí wàn.
He lost 200,000 in business.

Tips

usage
赔 has two directions: paying someone for damage (赔钱 péi qián, to compensate) and losing money in business (赔本 péiběn, to lose capital). Common compounds: 赔偿 (péicháng, to compensate formally), 赔礼道歉 (péilǐ dàoqiàn, to apologize and make amends).

Stroke Order

赔 péi