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报答

bào dá
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to repay
  2. 2. to requite

Word relationships

Antonyms

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报复
bào fù

to make reprisals; to retaliate

报答是回报恩情，报复是回报仇怨，两者方向相反。

Related words

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答谢
dá xiè

to express one's thanks

报答侧重实际行动，答谢可指用言语或礼物表示感谢。
报恩
bào ēn

to pay a debt of gratitude

报答与报恩都有回报恩情的意思，但报恩更直接地强调恩情。

Synonyms

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回报
huí bào

(in) return

报答与回报都可表示对别人的恩惠或帮助做出反应，但‘报答’更强调通过行动感谢，而‘回报’也可指一般的反馈。

Usage notes

Collocations

报答常与恩情、父母、祖国等搭配，如‘报答父母的养育之恩’，但不说‘报答他的帮助’而用‘感谢’。

Common mistakes

学习者常误用为‘我报答了你’来表示感谢，而正确的用法是指用实际行动回报，如‘我一定会报答你的’。

Example Sentences

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我们应该 报答 父母的养育之恩。
We should repay our parents' kindness in raising us.

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Child Words of 报答

报
bào

to announce

答
dá

to answer