chóu
唱酬
reward; reciprocate; socialize
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Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
to reward; to repay; to recompense
Wǒ我
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
chóu酬
xiè谢
nǐ你
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。
I want to properly reward you for your help.
Tā他
dé得
dào到
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
fēng丰
hòu厚
de的
bào报
chóu酬
。
He received a handsome reward.
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Wú无
yǐ以
wéi为
chóu酬
，
wéi唯
yǒu有
cǐ此
jiǔ酒
。
I have nothing to repay you with, only this wine.
verb
to socialize; to entertain guests (with drinks, poetry, etc.)
Jīn今
wǎn晚
yǒu有
gè个
chóu酬
bīn宾
huó活
dòng动
。
There's a customer appreciation event tonight.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
shī诗
jiǔ酒
chóu酬
chàng唱
。
Ancient scholars often socialized by exchanging poems over wine.
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Tā他
bù不
shàn善
yú于
chóu酬
zuò酢
。
He is not good at socializing at banquets.
verb
to respond in kind (in poetry or song); to answer a poem with one's own
literaryA classical, literary usage. This is the specific sense mentioned in the input text.
Shī诗
rén人
zhī之
jiān间
cháng常
yǒu有
chóu酬
chàng唱
zhī之
zuò作
。
Poets often exchange works in response to each other.
Tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
shǒu首
shī诗
yǐ以
chóu酬
dá答
péng朋
you友
de的
zèng赠
shī诗
。
He wrote a poem to respond to his friend's gift poem.
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Yǎ雅
jí集
zhī之
shàng上
，
zhòng众
rén人
chóu酬
hè和
。
At the elegant gathering, everyone exchanged poems in response.