毰
accompany; attend; assist
Meanings
5 senses · 13 examplesverb
to accompany; to keep (someone) company
The most common meaning. Used when someone joins another person for an activity, often to provide companionship or assistance.
I will accompany you to the airport.
When she was sick, her husband stayed with her the whole time.
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On the weekend, I take my kids to the park to play.
verb
to apologize; to make amends
Used in the idiom 赔礼 (péi lǐ) or the compound 赔罪 (péi zuì). This sense is more about offering compensation or apology for a fault, which can relate to the action of 'accompanying' a fault with a remedy. It is often part of set phrases.
I was wrong, I apologize to you.
He apologized to the public for his misspoken words.
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If you break something, you must compensate for it according to its price.
verb
to lose (money in business); to stand a loss
Used specifically in business and financial contexts. Often appears in compounds like 赔钱 (péi qián).
We lost one hundred thousand on that business deal.
In business, sometimes you make money, sometimes you lose it.
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The company operated at a loss this year.
verb
to cultivate (land); to bank up (earth)
technicalAn agricultural term. This character is used in 培土 (péi tǔ). It shares the phonetic component 咅 but the meaning of cultivating earth.
The farmer is banking up earth around the corn stalks.
Hilling soil can promote crop growth.
noun
surname; family name Pei
nameA common Chinese surname.
That professor's surname is Pei.
Mr. Pei is our company's consultant.