(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
trad. 多退少補
Also written 多退少補【duō tuì shǎo bǔ】
Characters in this word
4多
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many; much; more; a lot of, too many; in excess, (after a numeral) ... odd, how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]), (bound form) multi-; poly-
- Pinyin
- duō
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 114 of 2500
退
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to retreat; to withdraw, to reject; to return (sth), to decline
- Pinyin
- tuì
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 3835 of 2500
少
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few, less, to lack, to be missing, to stop (doing sth), seldom
- Pinyin
- shǎo
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1332 of 2500
补
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to repair, to patch, to mend, to make up for, to fill (a vacancy), to supplement
- Pinyin
- bǔ
- Traditional
- 補
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 10841 of 2500