repay; pay back
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to repay; to pay back (a debt); to return borrowed money
Used specifically for returning money or settling a debt or loan. It implies fulfilling a financial obligation.
Tā他
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
，
wéi为
de的
shì是
zǎo早
rì日
cháng偿
huán还
fáng房
dài贷
。
He works hard in order to repay his mortgage early.
Gōng公
sī司
yǐ已
wú无
lì力
cháng偿
huán还
jù巨
é额
zhài债
wù务
。
The company is already unable to repay its massive debt.
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Tā他
xiàng向
péng朋
you友
jiè借
qián钱
，
chéng承
nuò诺
xià下
gè个
yuè月
yī一
dìng定
cháng偿
huán还
。
He borrowed money from a friend and promised to repay it next month for sure.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
dài贷
kuǎn款
xū需
yào要
fēn分
wǔ五
nián年
cháng偿
huán还
。
This loan needs to be repaid over five years.