赔钱 (péi qián) — to pay compensation; to pay for a loss; to suffer financial losses (in business)

Définition

A two-meaning verb: (1) to lose money in business; (2) to pay compensation for damage or injury. Context decides which sense applies.

verb
to pay compensationto pay for a lossto suffer financial losses (in business)

Exemples

  • 赔钱
    Zhè cì shēng yì péi qián le, bù dé bù bǎ diàn guān le.
    This business lost money, so we had to close the shop.
  • Tā péi le hěn duō qián gěi shòu shāng de gōng rén.
    He paid a lot of compensation to the injured worker.
  • Gōng sī qù nián péi guò yí cì qián, jīn nián zhōng yú yíng lì le.
    The company lost money once last year, but finally turned a profit this year.
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