péi​qián HSK7

compensate

赔钱 (賠錢) péi​qián
compensate verb
to pay for damages or provide financial restitution for a loss caused to someone else

Due to the recent sluggish market conditions, he lost money on this business deal this year.

lose money verb
to suffer a financial loss or operate at a deficit

The company lost money last year due to the market downturn.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.25 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.26 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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