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报复 bàofù

报复 bàofù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 报复 bàofù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàofù | bao4 fu4
English translation
to make reprisals
to retaliate
revenge
retaliation

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

報復

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 报复 bàofù

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报 bào

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

⿰扌 shǒu ⿸卩又

Number of Strokes

7
复 fù

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot going toward a house, representing the meaning "to return home".

Positional decomposition

⿱亻 rén ⿱日夂

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 报复 bàofù

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孩子 háizi 们 men 都 dōu 默 mò 不 bù 做声 zuò shēng , 互相 hùxiāng 敌视 díshì , 报复 bàofù 心 xīn 强 Qiáng , 不断 bùduàn 地 de 叫 jiào 饿 è .

The children were silent, hostile, vindictive, continuously complaining of hunger.

我 wǒ 不 bù 喜欢 xǐhuan 凯文 Kǎi wén ——他 tā 报复 bàofù 心 xīn 太 tài 重 chóng ,叫 jiào 人 rén 讨厌 tǎoyàn .

I don't like Kevin — he's got a nasty vindictive streak in him.

他 tā 骗 piàn 了 le 我 wǒ , 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì 我会报复 bàofù 他 tā 的 de .

He cheated me, but I'll get even with him one day.

那个 nà ge 曾 Zēng 骗 piàn 过 Guò 我 wǒ 家 jiā , 现在 xiànzài 我 wǒ 要 yāo 报复 bàofù .

That man cheated my family. Now I am going to get even.

为 wéi 了 le 报复 bàofù ，她 tā 砸 zá 了 le 前任 qián rèn 男友 nán yǒu 的 de 家 jiā 。

She took revenge on her ex-boyfriend by smashing up his home.

报复 bàofù Decomposition

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报复 bàofù Compounds

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