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回报

huí bào · hui bao

Traditional 回報

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (in) return
  2. reciprocation
  3. payback
  4. retaliation
  5. to report back
  6. to reciprocate
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Coffee as payback

  1. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)搬家(bānjiā)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)作为(zuòwéi)回报(huíbào)。

    Thanks for helping me move yesterday. Today I treat you to coffee in return.

  2. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)回报(huíbào)，朋友(péngyou)嘛(ma)。

    No need for payback. We are friends.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)一点(yīdiǎn)回报(huíbào)，你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)要(yào)收下(shōuxià)。

    Then this is my small thank-you. You must accept it.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)点(diǎn)最(zuì)贵(guì)的(de)。

    Fine, then I'll order the most expensive thing.

  5. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)的(de)是(shì)一杯(yībēi)咖啡(kāfēi)，不是(bùshì)一桌菜(yīzhuōcài)！

    Wait, what I said was one cup of coffee, not a whole feast!

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2 examples
01

作(zuò)为(wéi)回(huí)报(bào)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)了(le)她(tā)一(yí)个(gè)娃(wá)娃(wa)。

I gave her a doll in return.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)给(gěi)他(tā)一(yí)个(gè)微(wēi)笑(xiào)，他(tā)也(yě)回(huí)报(bào)我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)微(wēi)笑(xiào)。

I smiled at him and he smiled back.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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