補償

補償

See also: 补偿

Chinese

		to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	to compensate; pay back; to recompense
trad. (補償)		補	償
simp. (补偿)		补	偿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǔcháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² soeng⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): pó͘-sióng / pó͘-siáng / pó͘-siông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǔcháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buucharng
    • IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² soeng⁴
    • Yale: bóu sèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² soeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² sêng⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ sœ̽ːŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-sióng
    • Tâi-lô: póo-sióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofsiorng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-siáng
    • Tâi-lô: póo-siáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofsiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiaŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó͘-siông
    • Tâi-lô: póo-siông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pofsioong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²⁴/

Verb

補償

1. to compensate; to recompense

   拆遷補償 / 拆迁补偿  ―  chāiqiān bǔcháng  ―  demolition and resettlement compensation

2. to make up for; to payback

Derived terms

補償貿易／补偿贸易

Related terms

• 補充／补充 (bǔchōng)
• 彌補／弥补 (míbǔ)
• 填補／填补 (tiánbǔ)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
補	償
ほ Grade: 6	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

補償 (hiragana ほしょう, rōmaji hoshō)

1. compensation

Verb

補償する (hiragana ほしょうする, rōmaji hoshō suru)

1. compensate

   被害 (ひがい)を補償 (ほしょう)するよう要 (よう)請 (せい)した。

   Higai o hoshō suru yō yōsei shita.

   They demanded to be compensated for the damage.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "補償する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	補償し	ほしょうし	hoshō shi
Continuative (連用形)	補償し	ほしょうし	hoshō shi
Terminal (終止形)	補償する	ほしょうする	hoshō suru
Attributive (連体形)	補償する	ほしょうする	hoshō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	補償すれ	ほしょうすれ	hoshō sure
Imperative (命令形)	補償せよ¹ 補償しろ²	ほしょうせよ¹ ほしょうしろ²	hoshō seyo¹ hoshō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	補償される	ほしょうされる	hoshō sareru
Causative	補償させる 補償さす	ほしょうさせる ほしょうさす	hoshō saseru hoshō sasu
Potential	補償できる	ほしょうできる	hoshō dekiru
Volitional	補償しよう	ほしょうしよう	hoshō shiyō
Negative	補償しない	ほしょうしない	hoshō shinai
Negative continuative	補償せず	ほしょうせず	hoshō sezu
Formal	補償します	ほしょうします	hoshō shimasu
Perfective	補償した	ほしょうした	hoshō shita
Conjunctive	補償して	ほしょうして	hoshō shite
Hypothetical conditional	補償すれば	ほしょうすれば	hoshō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
補	償

Noun

補償 • (bosang) (hangeul 보상)

1. Hanja form^? of 보상 (“compensation”).