赔钱 (賠錢)
péi qián
Pinyin
Definition
赔钱 (賠錢)
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- to lose money
- to pay for damages
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
一手交钱,一手交货
- 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
- 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
- 3 simple and direct transaction
多钱善贾
- 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
摇钱树
- 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
- 2 a source of easy money (idiom)
有钱有势
- 1 rich and powerful (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
- 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
- 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
Sample Sentences
最近的投资都赔钱。
Recent investments are all at a loss.
其他的?炒股吗?现在股市这么不好,肯定赔钱。
Other methods? Stocks? The stock market is so bad right now. It'll definitely lose money.
我的车被你撞坏了,赔钱。
You damaged my vehicle. You'll have to pay.
什么新能源,我看到最后也是赔钱货!
What 'new energy'? I think in the end it's still just another 'money-loser'.