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Definitions

  1. 1. to repay
  2. 2. to compensate for
  3. 3. to recompense
  4. 4. to fulfill (hopes etc)

Words Containing 偿

偿还
cháng huán

to repay

如愿以偿
rú yuàn yǐ cháng

to have one's wish fulfilled

得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī
无偿
wú cháng

free; no charge; at no cost

补偿
bǔ cháng

to compensate

赔偿
péi cháng

to compensate

代偿
dài cháng

(medical) compensation

偿付
cháng fù

to pay back

偿债
cháng zhài

to repay a debt

偿命
cháng mìng

to pay with one's life

偿清
cháng qīng

to repay; to pay off a debt

报偿
bào cháng

repay

夙愿以偿
sù yuàn yǐ cháng

a long-cherished ambition is realized

夙愿得偿
sù yuàn dé cháng

to have a long-cherished wish realized

抵偿
dǐ cháng

to compensate

有偿
yǒu cháng

paying

求偿
qiú cháng

to seek compensation

清偿
qīng cháng

to repay a debt in full

肉偿
ròu cháng

(fig.) to use sex to pay off (a debt)

血债血偿
xuè zhài xuè cháng

a debt of blood must be paid in blood; blood calls for blood

血债要用血来偿
xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

补偿费
bǔ cháng fèi

compensation

赔偿金
péi cháng jīn

compensation

酬偿
chóu cháng

reward

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