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报仇

报仇 bàochóu

报仇 bàochóu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 报仇 bàochóu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàochóu | bao4 chou2
English translation
to take revenge
to avenge

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Traditional form

報仇

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 报仇 bàochóu

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bào

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of bào . Pictograph of a kneeling person ( jié ) being forced by a hand ( yòu ) into shackles (). Based on the original meaning "punish". The meaning later shifted to "revenge", "recompense", "report", and "announce".

Positional decomposition

shǒu 卩又

Number of Strokes

7
Qiú

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and jiǔ represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jiǔ

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻九

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 报仇 bàochóu

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杰克 Jié kè shòu le hěn shēn de 伤害 shānghài , 等待 děngdài zhāo 报仇 bàochóu de 时机 shíjī .

Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge.

老头子 lǎo tóu zi 点点头 shuì :报仇 bàochóu 好比 hǎo bǐ pán fàng Lěng le 之后 zhī hòu 味道 wèidao cái zuì xiāng de cài .

Don Corleone nodded. " Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold, " he said.

金旺自从 zìcóng pèng le 小芹 de 钉子 dīng zi 以后 yǐ hòu , měi fēn 怀恨 huái hèn , 总想设法 shè fǎ 报一报仇 bàochóu .

Ever since Qin rebuffed him, Wang longed for revenge.

报仇 bàochóu Decomposition

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报仇 bàochóu Compounds

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