bǔ cháng
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  • 1

    v.compensate; offset; make (shortage, difference, etc.) up for somebody

    • tā gěi wǒ bǔ cháng le chā jià

      补偿差价

      He compensated me for the difference.

    • tā men nǔ lì dǎ gōng bǔ cháng le shī qù de shí jiān

      他们努力打工补偿失去时间

      By hard work, they made up the loss of time.

    • zhè shì wú fǎ bǔ cháng de sǔn shī

      无法补偿损失

      This is a loss that cannot be compensated.

  • 2

    v.return; repay; pay back

    • fù chū de xīn xuè wèi dé dào bǔ cháng

      付出心血得到补偿

      The hard work was not compensated.