赔钱

• 병음: péi qián
• 한자 분석: 赔 = 贝 + 咅 (shell/money + compensate); 钱 = 钅 + 戋 (metal + small — small pieces of metal, money)

뜻

돈을 잃다/손해를 보다; (손해를) 배상하다

Used both for business losses and for paying compensation. Can describe an investment that went wrong, a business operating at a loss, or compensating someone for damages. The colloquial sense of losing money on a deal is very common.

예문

1. 这家餐厅连续亏损，老板不得不接受赔钱的现实。
2. 他因违约被迫赔钱给合作方，损失惨重。
3. 创业初期赔钱是常有的事，关键在于能否坚持下去。

사용 가이드

맥락: business, finance, daily life, compensation

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 这批货物在运输中严重受损，物流公司须按合同规定赔钱给客户。(The goods were severely damaged in transit, and the logistics company must compensate the client according to the terms of the contract.)
• 他在股市中连续操作失误，三个月内赔钱超过百万元。(He made a series of poor decisions in the stock market and lost more than one million yuan over three months.)

피해야 할 표현

• 他赔钱了一个道歉 — use 道歉 alone or 赔礼道歉 for apologising; 赔钱 specifically involves financial compensation, not verbal apology

기원과 역사

赔 (compensate, suffer loss) + 钱 (money) — to lose or pay out money

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal