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偿还

cháng huán
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to repay
  2. 2. to reimburse

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items
还清
huán qīng

to pay back in full

偿还债务后还清了
还款
huán kuǎn

repayment

每月还款给银行

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“偿还” is more formal than “还钱” and is often used in financial or legal contexts.

Example Sentences

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他努力 偿还 了所有的债务。
He worked hard to repay all his debts.

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Child Words of 偿还

还
hái

still

还
huán

to pay back

偿
cháng

to repay