péi kuǎn

赔 款

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1
v.pay an indemnity; pay reparations; pay compensation
- xiàng zhàn shèng guó péi kuǎn
  向战胜国赔款
  pay indemnity to the victors
synonym
péi zhàng赔帐
2
n.indemnity; reparations; amends
- suǒ qǔ péi kuǎn
  索取赔款
  demand reparations
- tā yǐ jīng shōu qǔ le bù fen sǔn hài péi kuǎn
  他已经收取了部分损害赔款。
  He has received some reparation for the damage.
- bǎo xiǎn péi kuǎn
  保险赔款
  insurance indemnity
synonym
péi zhàng赔帐
3
v.indemnify; pay reparations; (of a defeated nation) pay for the losses and war costs suffered by a victorious nation
- zhàn zhēng péi kuǎn
  战争赔款
  war reparations
4
n.reparations; money a defeated nation pays to a victorious nation for the latter's losses and war costs
- zhè bǐ shì zhàn zhēng péi kuǎn wǒ men dòng bù dé ā
  这笔是战争赔款，我们动不得啊！
  This is a war indemnity, we can't move it!

Separable word
"赔" and "款" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他给我们赔了多少款？
  How much indemnity did he pay us?
- 钱没凑齐，我们还赔不了款。
  We can't pay for it if we don't have all the money.
- 赔了这笔款，我们就没什么钱了。
  After this loss, we won't have much money left.

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