Chinese word

回报

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí bào

Meaning

  • verbrepay

Example

我想用行动来回报你的帮助。wǒ xiǎng yòng xíng dòng lái huí bào nǐ de bāng zhù

I want to repay your help by taking action.

Illustration for 回报 (repay)

More examples

毕业后，他用工作成绩来回报父母。bì yè hòu tā yòng gōng zuò chéng jì lái huí bào fù mǔ

After graduating, he repays his parents with his work achievements.

Core concept

Kindness sets a return in motion: help received comes back as a concrete act, gift, or benefit.

Common phrases

  • 回报父母huí bào fù mǔ

    repay one's parents

  • 回报恩情huí bào ēn qíng

    repay a kindness

Similar words

感谢gǎn xiè: Expresses thanks through spoken words or a grateful attitude.
报答bào dá: Repays kindness or help through an action or gift.
补偿bǔ cháng: Makes up for damage or a shortfall with money or an action.
答谢dá xiè: Thanks someone with polite words, a gift, or a courteous gesture.

Definition in Chinese

以行动、礼物或利益等方式回报别人给予的帮助、好意或恩情。yǐ xíng dòng lǐ wù huò lì yì děng fāng shì huí bào bié rén jí yǔ de bāng zhù hǎo yì huò ēn qíng

Word origin

回报 (huíbào, "repay") joins 回 (huí, "return") and 报 (bào, "repay or reward"), creating the image of sending a benefit back to its giver.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word can sound formal or weighty, so naming the concrete response, such as a meal or a helpful action, often sounds more natural.

Other meanings

  • return the favorverb
  • rewardnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 回报率huí bào lǜrate of returnnoun

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