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赔付 (péi fù) — to pay out (as compensation or insurance); to compensate

Definition

A formal/business term meaning to pay out compensation, used for insurance claims and contractual damages. Pairs with nouns like 损失, 违约金, or 赔偿金 rather than everyday give/receive verbs.

verb
to pay out (as compensation or insurance)to compensate

Examples

  • 赔付。
    Bǎo xiǎn gōng sī yǐ jīng péi fù le quán bù sǔn shī.
    The insurance company has already paid out all the losses.
  • ，赔付。
    Gēn jù hé tong, tā men xū yào péi fù wéi yuē jīn.
    According to the contract, they need to pay liquidated damages.
  • ，赔付。
    Shì gù fā shēng hòu, gōng sī lì jí qǐ dòng le péi fù chéng xù.
    After the accident, the company immediately initiated the compensation process.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

赔péicompensate
付fùpay

From 赔 compensate and 付 pay, paying out.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賠; 赔 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell; money
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu賠péi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 賠, 貝 (shell; money) shows the idea of making amends, and 咅 supplies the sound; the simplified 赔 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

付 pairs 亻 (person) with 又 (hand), showing a person handing something to someone.

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Appears in
Finance & Banking

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