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索赔

suǒpéi

to claim compensation

A customer shows a broken vase and receipt to a shopkeeper at the counter
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Characters in this word

索 suǒ

Strokes
10
Radical
糸 — silk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 索

赔 péi

Strokes
12
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
贝 sea shell 咅 to spit out
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 因货物在运输途中受损,客户向物流公司索赔。 Yīn huòwù zài yùnshū túzhōng shòusǔn, kèhù xiàng wùliú gōngsī suǒpéi. Because the goods were damaged during transport, the customer claimed compensation from the logistics company.
  • 车被追尾后,他向保险公司提出索赔。 Chē bèi zhuīwěi hòu, tā xiàng bǎoxiǎn gōngsī tíchū suǒpéi. After his car was rear-ended, he filed a claim with the insurance company.
  • 产品有问题,可以依法向商家索赔。 Chǎnpǐn yǒu wèntí, kěyǐ yīfǎ xiàng shāngjiā suǒpéi. If a product is defective, you can demand compensation from the seller according to the law.

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