赔
钱

To lose money in Chinese: 赔钱 (péi qián)

péi qián

to lose money

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 賠錢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose money
  2. 2to pay for damages

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赔
钱

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ㄆㄟˊ

péi

ㄆ/ pㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

赔钱

Simplified

賠錢

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 做这种生意很容易赔钱。

    zuò zhè zhǒng shēng yì hěn róng yì péi qián。

    It's easy to lose money doing this kind of business.

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Related words

钱

qián

coin

赔

péi

to compensate for loss

零钱

líng qián

change (of money)

赔偿

péi cháng

to compensate

挣钱

zhèng qián

to make money

钱包

qián bāo

purse

价钱

jià qian

price

金钱

jīn qián

money

省钱

shěng qián

to save money

赚钱

zhuàn qián

to earn money

本钱

běn qián

capital

钱财

qián cái

wealth

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