To take revenge in Chinese: 报仇 (bào chóu)

bào chóu

to take revenge

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 報仇1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take revenge
  2. 2to avenge

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ㄅㄠˋ

bào

/ b/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄡˊ

chóu

/ ch/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

报仇

Simplified

報仇

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他发誓一定要为父亲报仇。

    tā fā shì yí dìng yào wèi fù qīn bào chóu。

    He swore he would take revenge for his father.

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