抵偿 (dǐ cháng) — to compensate for, to make good, to give something as payment (often in formal or legal contexts)
Definition
Formal/legal verb meaning 'to compensate for, make good (a loss or debt).' Compared with 补偿, 抵偿 emphasizes repaying something of equal value to offset a loss, often in financial or legal contexts.
verb
to compensate forto make goodto give something as payment (often in formal or legal contexts)
Examples
- 抵偿。Gōng sī yòng xiàn jīn dǐ cháng le suǒ yǒu sǔn shī.The company compensated for all losses with cash.
- 抵偿。Tā nǔ lì gōng zuò lái dǐ cháng guò qù de cuò wù.He works hard to make up for past mistakes.
- 抵偿。Zhè bǐ péi cháng jīn zú yǐ dǐ cháng tā de yī liáo fèi yòng.This compensation is enough to cover his medical expenses.
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