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偿
償
cháng
1. to repay
2. to compensate for
3. to recompense
4. to fulfill (hopes etc)
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

偿
cháng
to repay, to recompense; restitution
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

代偿
dàicháng
(medical) compensation
偿付
chángfù
to pay back
偿债
chángzhài
to repay a debt
偿命
chángmìng
to pay with one's life
偿清
chángqīng
to repay
偿还
chánghuán
to repay
HSK 6
报偿
bàocháng
repay
抵偿
dǐcháng
to compensate
有偿
yǒucháng
paying
求偿
qiúcháng
to seek compensation
清偿
qīngcháng
to repay a debt in full
无偿
wúcháng
free
HSK 6
补偿
bǔcháng
to compensate
HSK 6
赔偿
péicháng
to compensate
HSK 5
酬偿
chóucháng
reward
补偿费
bǔchángfèi
compensation
赔偿金
péichángjīn
compensation
夙愿以偿
sùyuànyǐcháng
a long-cherished ambition is realized
夙愿得偿
sùyuàndécháng
to have a long-cherished wish realized
如愿以偿
rúyuànyǐcháng
to have one's wish fulfilled

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,328
Word Frequency Rank
9,194 of 84,292

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