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报答

bào dá · bao da

Traditional 報答

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to repay
  2. to requite
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Repay kindness

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)报答(bàodá)李(lǐ)老师(lǎoshī)。

    I want to repay Teacher Li.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)打算(dǎsuàn)怎么(zěnme)报答(bàodá)她(tā)呢(ne)？

    How do you plan to repay her?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)帮(bāng)了(le)我(wǒ)很多(hěnduō)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)请(qǐng)她(tā)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    She helped me a lot, I want to treat her to dinner.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，报答(bàodá)老师(lǎoshī)是(shì)应该(yīnggāi)的(de)。

    Good idea, repaying a teacher is right.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)她(tā)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)交(jiāo)作业(zuòyè)。

    But the teacher said she only wants me to hand in my homework.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)用(yòng)优(yōu)异(yì)的(de)成(chéng)绩(jì)报(bào)答(dá)父(fù)母(mǔ)的(de)养(yǎng)育(yù)之(zhī)恩(ēn)。

I want to repay my parents' care with excellent grades.

02

他(tā)努(nǔ)力(lì)工(gōng)作(zuò)，希(xī)望(wàng)报(bào)答(dá)老(lǎo)师(shī)当(dāng)年(nián)的(de)教(jiào)导(dǎo)。

He works hard, hoping to repay his teacher's guidance from back then.

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