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报仇

bào chóu · bao chou

Traditional 報仇

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to take revenge
  2. to avenge
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2 examples
01

他(tā)发(fā)誓(shì)要(yào)为(wèi)死(sǐ)去(qù)的(de)战(zhàn)友(yǒu)报(bào)仇(chóu)。

He vowed to avenge his fallen comrade.

02

报(bào)仇(chóu)不(bù)能(néng)解(jiě)决(jué)问(wèn)题(tí)，反(fǎn)而(ér)会(huì)带(dài)来(lái)更(gèng)多(duō)麻(má)烦(fan)。

Taking revenge won't solve the problem; it will only bring more trouble.

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