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péi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
péi | pei2
English translation
to compensate for loss
to indemnify
to suffer a financial loss
to compensate, to pay damages, to suffer a loss

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About péi

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

péi

Contains the radical

Bèi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

money

Etymology of péi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

贝咅

Semantic compound

Bèi

Phonetic compound

pǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and pǒu represents the sound. Simplified form of péi .

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Example sentences using péi

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他们 tā men de 聚会 jùhuì lòng le ,这个 zhè ge zuì 怎么 zěnme péi 得起 ya ?

How can I ever make amends for ruining their party?

shuí lái 负责 fùzé zhè 损害 sǔn hài 赔偿金 péi cháng jīn ?

Who's going to foot the bill for the damage?

shǎng yuè 泰勒 Tài lè de 生意 shēngyì péi zhuàn .

Taylor's business just managed to break even last month.

知道 zhīdào 损坏 sǔnhuài 东西 dōngxī shì 愿意 yuànyì péi de , dàn 必须 bìxū 学会 xué huì gǎn zuò 敢当 cái shì .

I know that he won't like paying for what he has damaged, but he will learn to take his medicine.

gāi 法案 fǎ àn zhǐ 规定 guīdìng le 一些 yī xiē 范围 fànwéi hěn zhǎi de 赔偿 péicháng de 情况 qíngkuàng .

These exceptions from liability were narrowly construed.

Words with péi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
赔偿 péicháng to compensate賠償
péi to indemnify péi
索赔 suǒ péi to claim damages索賠
赔偿金 péi cháng jīn compensation賠償金
理赔 lǐ péi to settle a claim理賠
赔钱 péi qián to lose money賠錢
赔付 péi fù to pay out賠付
赔款 péi kuǎn reparations賠款
赔罪 péi zuì to apologize賠罪
赔本 péi běn loss賠本
赔不是 péi bú shi to apologize賠不是
赔礼 péi lǐ to make amends賠禮
赔笑 péi xiào to smile apologetically or obsequiously賠笑
赔了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)賠了夫人又折兵
包赔 bāo péi guarantee to pay compensations包賠
倒赔 dào péi to sustain loss in trade倒賠
赔小心 péi xiǎo xīn to be conciliatory or apologetic賠小心

péi Decomposition & Compounds

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péi Decomposition

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