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CHINESE CHARACTER

cháng

偿

偿

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repay; compensate

Numbered pinyin
chang2
English meanings
to repay; to compensate; to recompense; to satisfy

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他péicháng赔偿le了duìfāng对方de的sǔnshī损失。

    He compensated the other party for their loss.

  2. 02

    zhè这bǐ笔dàikuǎn贷款xūyào需要ànshí按时chánghuán偿还。

    This loan needs to be repaid on time.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 赔偿
  • 偿还
  • 补偿
  • 如愿以偿