补偿

• 拼音: bǔ cháng
• 汉字拆解: 补 = 衤(clothing) + 卜 (phonetic); 偿 = 亻(person) + 尝 (taste, try, repay)

含义

To compensate; compensation; to make up for. Providing something to make amends for loss or damage.

Used for financial compensation, emotional making up, or filling a deficit. Common phrases: 经济补偿 (financial compensation), 补偿损失 (compensate for losses), 补偿心理 (compensatory psychology), 补偿机制 (compensation mechanism).

例句

1. 公司决定给被裁员的员工一笔经济补偿。
2. 他想用加倍的关心来补偿对家人的亏欠。
3. 政府承诺补偿受灾群众的财产损失。

用法指南

语境: legal, business, relationships

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们会补偿您的损失。(We will compensate for your loss.)
• 这笔补偿合理吗？(Is this compensation reasonable?)

错误说法

• 把'补偿'和'赔偿'混用——'补偿'是中性的弥补，'赔偿'通常涉及法律责任 (Don't interchange 补偿 and 赔偿 — 补偿 is neutral making-up, while 赔偿 usually involves legal liability)

起源与历史

Compound of 补 (to mend, supplement) + 偿 (to repay, compensate), meaning to make whole again.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal