赔偿费 (péi cháng fèi) — (legal) damages; indemnity, compensation money

Definition

Formal legal/insurance term for 'damages' or 'compensation money' paid to a harmed party. Pair it with 赔偿 'compensate' (the verb) — the noun 赔偿费 is the money itself.

noun
(legal) damagesindemnitycompensation money

Examples

  • 赔偿费
    Tā huò dé le wǔ wàn yuán de péi cháng fèi.
    He obtained 50,000 yuan in damages.
  • 赔偿费
    Bǎo xiǎn gōng sī zhī fù le quán bù de péi cháng fèi.
    The insurance company paid the full indemnity.
  • 赔偿费
    Fǎ yuàn pàn jué duì fāng zhī fù péi cháng fèi.
    The court ordered the other party to pay compensation.

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