报复

報復
bào fù
HSK 6
to make reprisals, to retaliate
verb
noun

Example Sentences

他决定报复敌人。
tā juédìng bàofù dírén 。
He decided to retaliate against the enemy.
报复心只会带来更多的痛苦。
bàofù xīn zhī huì dàilái gēngduō de tòngkǔ 。
A desire for revenge will only bring more pain.
他的报复是非常残忍的。
tāde bàofù shì fēicháng cánrěn de 。
His retaliation was very cruel.

Individual Characters

报bào
to report
复fù
to go and return, to return

Words with similar meanings

报仇bàochóu
to take revenge
报仇 (bào chóu) is more commonly used and has a stronger emotional connotation compared to 报复.

Homophones

Words Starting With 报

报纸bào zhǐ
"newspaper; newsprint
报名bào míng
to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist
报道bào dào
"report
报告bào gào
"to inform; report; make known; speech; talk; lecture
报仇bào chóu
to revenge (oneself); to avenge

Words Ending With 复

反复fǎn fù
repeatedly; over and over
恢复huī fù
to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
重复chóng fù
to repeat; to duplicate
修复xiū fù
restoration
答复dá fù
to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)

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