PAY 付錢償
GIVE as a PRICE for something.
Old Chinese Criteria
Modern Chinese Criteria
Words (14 items)
贖 shú OC: ɢljoɡ MC: ʑi̯ok 8 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)redeem; ransom the contextually determinate person
- vt[oN]N=reflexiveredeem oneself, redeem themselvesCH
- vtoNpay (a fine); redeem; ransom
- vtoNpay to be free from (corporal punishment etc.)CH
- vttoN1.+prep+N2buy one's freedom from, pay for the freedom of N1 from N2
償 cháng OC: djaŋ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 7 Attributions
Probably the commonest word for payment of what is due is cháng 償 (ant. qiàn 欠 "continue to owe money").
- Syntactic words
- nabactrepayment
- vt(oN)repay
- vt[oN]pay one's debts
- vtoNpay up; indemnify; pay back
出 chū OC: khljud MC: tɕhʷit 3 Attributions
Chū 出 (ant. rù 入 "have as income") refers to the use of necessary resources in money in order to obtain something.
- Syntactic words
- nexpenses
- vtoNpay out; hand out by way of payment; pay with
與 yǔ OC: k-laʔ MC: ji̯ɤ 1 Attribution
Yǔ 與 (ant. qǔ 取 "take") sometimes refers to payment (e.g. of interest).
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpay
負 fù OC: bɯʔ MC: bɨu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpay
雇 gù OC: klaas MC: kuo̝ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpay out (a sum of money)
- vttoN1.+N2pay N2 the sum of N1
入 rù OC: njub MC: ȵip 1 Attribution
Nà 內 "pay in" and the rarer rù 入 (ant. shōu 收 "receive money") are technical economic terms to paying something one owes something.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpay up (an amount owed)
- vtoNpassivebe paid
捐 juān MC: ywen OC: ɢʷlen 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vtoNfigurative(from "pay taxes">) offer (one's life); pay with (one's person); sacrifice (one's person)CH
贖刑 shú xíng MC: zyowk heng OC: ɢljoɡ ɡeeŋ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPabactpayment of fine in lieu of corporal punishmentCH
均輸 jūn shū OC: kʷlin lʰo MC: kʷin ɕi̯o 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabmathematical termCHEMLA 2003:
內 nèi OC: nuubs MC: nuo̝i 0 Attributions
Nà 內 "pay in" and the rarer rù 入 (ant. shōu 收 "receive money") are technical economic terms to paying something one owes something.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpay in
服 fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 0 Attributions
Fù 負occasionally comes to mean "pay out".
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpay (tax)?????????? CHECK
決 jué OC: kʷeed MC: ket 0 Attributions
Jué 決 refers specifically of paying taxes or fees that are due.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNresolve, pay off (a tax)
繳 jiǎo OC: kleewʔ MC: keu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNP: pay??? pre-Buddhist?