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償清

简偿清 · 繁償清

Mandarin · pinyin cháng qīng

to repay; to pay off a debt

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清: qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
偿: cháng · repay, recompense; restitution

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2–1 · chang2 qing1

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