赔

péi · pei

Traditional 賠

Meaning

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  1. to compensate for loss
  2. to indemnify
  3. to suffer a financial loss

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)弄(nòng)坏(huài)了(le)朋(péng)友(you)的(de)相(xiàng)机(jī),只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)赔(péi)他(tā)一(yí)个(gè)新(xīn)的(de)。

I accidentally broke my friend's camera, so I had to compensate him with a new one.

02

这(zhè)笔(bǐ)生(shēng)意(yì)不(bú)但(dàn)没(méi)赚(zhuàn)钱(qián),反(fǎn)而(ér)赔(péi)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)。

Not only did this deal not make money, but it actually lost quite a bit.

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