Chinese word

报仇

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào chóu

Meaning

  • verbget revenge

Example

他想报仇，但太危险了。tā xiǎng bào chóu dàn tài wēi xiǎn le

He wants to get revenge, but it's too dangerous.

Illustration for 报仇 (get revenge)

More examples

他下定决心报仇，却被朋友阻止了。tā xià dìng jué xīn bào chóu què bèi péng yǒu zú zhǐ le

He resolved to get revenge, but his friend stopped him.

Core concept

A deliberate answer to harm that sends harm or loss back to the person responsible.

Common phrases

  • 下定决心报仇xià dìng jué xīn bào chóu

    resolve to get revenge

  • 找机会报仇zhǎo jī huì bào chóu

    look for a chance to get revenge

  • 暗中报仇àn zhōng bào chóu

    get revenge in secret

Similar words

报复bào fù: Retaliates by causing harm or loss in response to another person's actions.
复仇fù chóu: Takes personal revenge for injury or humiliation suffered.
报仇雪恨bào chóu xuě hèn: Takes revenge to fully settle a deep grudge.

Definition in Chinese

对曾经伤害自己或与自己有关的人施加伤害或损害，以回报对方并达到报复目的。duì céng jīng shāng hài zì jǐ huò yǔ zì jǐ yǒu guān de rén shī jiā shāng hài huò sǔn hài yǐ huí bào duì fāng bìng dá dào bào fù mù dì

Word origin

报 (bào, "return") + 仇 (chóu, "grudge") combines the idea of returning a grudge with the meaning of taking revenge.

Usage tips

  • For everyday complaints, this word is too strong for playful cases such as a friend taking the last cookie; it presents a deliberate response to serious harm rather than ordinary annoyance.

Other meanings

  • retaliateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 报仇雪恨bào chóu xuě hènsettle a grudgeidiom

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