赔

賠
péi
#1,732 most
frequent character
compensate, pay, stand a loss
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

赔 joins 贝 shell money with 咅 pǒu, which gives the sound. It first meant to compensate someone, then grew to pay for and lose money.

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Example Sentences

如果你打破了窗户，你需要赔偿。
rúguǒ nǐ dǎpò le chuānghù ， nǐ xūyào péicháng 。
If you break the window, you need to compensate.
他赔了很多钱给受害者。
tā péile hěnduō qián gěi shòuhàizhě 。
He paid a lot of money to the victims.
公司决定赔偿因为产品有缺陷。
gōngsī juédìng péicháng yīnwèi chǎnpǐn yǒu quēxiàn 。
The company decided to compensate because the product has defects.

Words with similar meanings

补偿bǔcháng
compensation
This term is often used in legal or formal contexts to refer to the act of making amends, though may imply a formal process.
支付zhīfù
pay
This word emphasizes the action of giving money but does not necessarily carry the implication of compensating for a loss.

Homophones

培péi
to bank up with earth

Words Starting With 赔

赔偿péi cháng
to compensate

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