HSK · Level 86
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Chinese word
偿还
Pronunciation
Pinyincháng huán
Meaning
- verbrepay
Example
他答应下个月偿还借的钱。tā dā yìng xià gè yuè cháng huán jiè de qián
He promised to repay the money he borrowed next month.
More examples
银行要求他按期偿还贷款，否则会影响征信。yín háng yāo qiú tā àn qī cháng huán dài kuǎn fǒu zé huì yíng xiǎng zhēng xìn
The bank required him to repay the loan on schedule, or it would affect his credit record.
Core concept
Moves money or value back to the person who is owed it, restoring the financial balance.
Common phrases
按期偿还贷款àn qī cháng huán dài kuǎn
repay a loan on schedule
提前偿还贷款tí qián cháng huán dài kuǎn
repay a loan early
偿还债务cháng huán zhài wù
repay a debt
Similar words
还hái: Return borrowed money or belongings to their owner.
归还guī huán: Return a borrowed or entrusted item to its original owner.
偿清cháng qīng: Pay off the full amount of money owed.
Definition in Chinese
把借来的钱或欠下的债务归还给对方，恢复到原来的财务状态。bǎ jiè lái de qián huò qiàn xià de zhài wù guī huán gěi duì fāng huī fù dào yuán lái de cái wù zhuàng tài
Word origin
偿 (cháng, "compensate") + 还 (huán, "return") combines the ideas of making good what is owed and giving it back.
Usage tips
- In casual conversation, this verb has a formal written tone and commonly appears in financial notices, agreements, and official statements.
Other meanings
- pay offverb
- redeemverb
Opposites
- 拖欠tuō qiàndefaultverb
Related words
- 偿还期限cháng huán qī xiànrepayment deadlinenoun
- 偿还能力cháng huán néng lìrepayment abilitynoun
- 偿还计划cháng huán jì huàrepayment plannoun