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补偿 bǔcháng

补偿 bǔcháng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 补偿 bǔcháng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǔcháng | bu3 chang2
English translation
to compensate
to make up

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Traditional form

補償
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Etymology of 补偿 bǔcháng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and bo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

bo

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

衤卜

Number of Strokes

7
cháng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and cháng represents the sound. Simplified form of cháng .

Phonetic compound

cháng

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻尝

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 补偿 bǔcháng

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gāi 公司 gōngsī 不得不 bùdébù wéi 裁员 cáiyuán 支付 zhī fù 4.72亿英镑 de 补偿款

The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.

导致 dǎozhì le 他们 tā men de 婚姻 hūnyīn 破裂 pò liè 因此 yīncǐ xiǎng 作出 zuò chū 补偿 bǔcháng

He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.

补偿 bǔcháng Decomposition

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补偿 bǔcháng Compounds

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