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赔钱

to lose money

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

pei2qian2 • péiqián

Meaning

Primary

to lose money

Alternatives

lose money, loses money, losing money, lost money, financial loss, financial losses

Mnemonic

When you 赔钱 lose money in a business, you must take your previously saved up 钱 coins and use that 赔 to compensate the loss to keep the business running.

Usage

这 个 生意 赔钱。

This business loses money.

这 次 合作 赔钱 了。

This collaboration lost money.

他 的 生意 每年 都 赔钱。

His business loses money every year.