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偿 (償)

cháng

Definition

to repay
to compensate (for)
to recompense
to fulfill (hopes etc)

Character Decomposition

Related words (20)

to pay back

to repay a debt

to pay with one's life

to repay; to pay off a debt

to repay; to reimburse

(medical) compensation; to repay a debt or obligation in place of someone else

repay; recompense

to compensate; to make good (a financial loss)

free; no charge; at no cost

paying; paid (not free)

to seek compensation; indemnity

to repay a debt in full; to redeem; to clear

to compensate; to make up

to compensate

reward

bǔ cháng fèi

compensation

péi cháng jīn

compensation

sù yuàn yǐ cháng

a long-cherished ambition is realized

sù yuàn dé cháng

to have a long-cherished wish realized

rú yuàn yǐ cháng

to have one's wish fulfilled

Idioms (1)

dé bù cháng shī

not worth it; not worth the loss; the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom); to lose more than to gain; not worth the candle; the game is not worth the candle; the loss outweighs the gain; gains cannot make up for losses; more kicks than halfpence; to pay (too dear) for one's whistle; to give a lark to catch a kite

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