报仇

bào chóu

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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to make reprisals; to retaliate

‘报复’泛指报复行为，不限于血仇；‘报仇’多因深仇大恨

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to avenge

书面语中常可互换，但‘报仇’更口语化

Typically followed by the object directly without a preposition, e.g., 报仇敌人 is incorrect; use 向/给...报仇 or 报...的仇.

Common in both spoken and written Chinese, but more emotional and intense than 报复; suitable for personal vendettas or dramatic contexts.

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他决心为父亲报仇。

He is determined to avenge his father.

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lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)

to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)

to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)

hatred

spouse

to announce