pay on behalf; compensate physiologically
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to pay or compensate on behalf of another
Often used in legal, financial, or labor contexts.
Gōng公
sī司
pò破
chǎn产
hòu后
，
qí其
zhài债
wù务
yóu由
dān担
bǎo保
rén人
dài代
chánɡ偿
。
After the company went bankrupt, its debts were paid by the guarantor.
Yǐ以
gōng工
dài代
chánɡ偿
shì是
yī一
zhǒnɡ种
dài替
tì代
xìnɡ性
de的
chánɡ偿
huán还
fānɡ方
shì式
。
Working to repay is a form of alternative compensation.
verb
(of an organ) to compensate; to take over the function of a damaged part
technicalSpecialized medical/biological term. The compensation can be structural (hypertrophy) or functional.
Shèn肾
zànɡ脏
yǒu有
hěn很
qiánɡ强
de的
dài代
chánɡ偿
nénɡ能
lì力
，
yī一
ɡè个
shèn肾
huài坏
le了
，
lìnɡ另
yī一
ɡè个
kě可
yǐ以
dài代
chánɡ偿
ɡōnɡ工
zuò作
。
The kidneys have a strong compensatory capacity; if one fails, the other can compensate.
Xīn心
zànɡ脏
tōnɡ通
ɡuò过
xīn心
shì室
féi肥
hòu厚
lái来
jìn进
xínɡ行
ɡōnɡ功
nénɡ能
dài代
chánɡ偿
。
The heart compensates functionally through ventricular hypertrophy.
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Zhè这
zhǒnɡ种
dài代
chánɡ偿
zuò作
yònɡ用
shì是
shēn身
tǐ体
de的
yī一
zhǒnɡ种
zì自
wǒ我
bǎo保
hù护
jī机
zhì制
。
This compensatory function is a kind of self-protection mechanism for the body.