take vengeance on; retaliate (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
報復
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
抱负 bào fù - aspiration; ambition; lofty aim (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
包袱 bāo fu - cloth wrappers (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他打算报复那些欺负他的人。 tā dǎ suàn bào fù nà xiē qī fù tā de rén. - He plans to take revenge on those who bullied him.
她担心对方会报复她的行动。 tā dān xīn duì fāng huì bào fù tā de xíng dòng. - She is worried that the other party will retaliate against her actions.
报复的心理使他走向了极端。 bào fù de xīn lǐ shǐ tā zǒu xiàng le jí duān. - A retaliatory mindset led him to extremes.
他们为了报复，对他采取了严厉的措施。 tā men wèi le bào fù, duì tā cǎi qǔ le yán lì de cuò shī. - They took severe measures against him in retaliation.
他因为害怕报复而没有报警。 tā yīn wèi hài pà bào fù ér méi yǒu bào jǐng. - He didn’t call the police for fear of retaliation.
Characters
报 bào - newspaper, periodical; report; telegram |
复 fù - complex; to duplicate; to retaliate; to turn over; to restore; to reply; again, once more |