偿还
Old HSK 6
偿还 (chánghuán) · to repay
偿还 (chánghuán) means “to repay; to pay back”. It is written with 2 characters: 偿 (to repay) + 还 (still). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 偿还 is built
The characters
偿 cháng · to repay
What 偿 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 尝cháng — to taste
- 尚shàng — still
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 厶sī — private
还 hái · still
What 还 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 不bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Not 不 moving 辶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他用了五年才偿还了贷款。Tā yòng le wǔ nián cái chánghuán le dàikuǎn.It took him five years to pay off the loan.
借的钱要按时偿还。Jiè de qián yào ànshí chánghuán.Borrowed money should be paid back on time.
Questions about 偿还
What does 偿还 mean?
偿还 (chánghuán) means “to repay; to pay back”.
How do you pronounce 偿还?
偿还 is pronounced chánghuán.
Which HSK level is 偿还?
偿还 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 赔偿péichángto compensate
- 补偿bǔchángto compensate
- 得不偿失débùchángshīthe gains don't make up for the losses
- 无偿wúchángfree of charge
- 还是háishior
- 还有háiyǒualso
- 讨价还价tǎojiàhuánjiàto bargain
- 归还guīhuánto return
- 还原huányuánto restore
- 还háistill
Learn 偿还 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.