Definition
赔款 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to pay reparations or indemnity'. The verb 赔 ('to compensate') and the noun 款 ('sum of money') can split when you insert a measure word, aspect marker, or duration: 赔了款 ('paid the indemnity'), 赔过款 ('has paid reparations before'). It also functions as a noun meaning 'reparations' or 'indemnity' (e.g., 战争赔款 'war reparations').
verb
to pay reparations / indemnity
noun
reparationsindemnity
Examples
- 赔款。Zhànbài guó bìxū xiàng shòuhài guó péi kuǎn.The defeated country must pay reparations to the victim country.
- 。Tāmen qùnián péi le yí dà bǐ kuǎn.They paid a large sum of indemnity last year.
- 赔款。Zhè bǐ péi kuǎn fēn shí nián huán qīng.This indemnity will be paid off over ten years.
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