bào
yuàn

idiom
formal
literary
classical

Meaning of 以德报怨

以德报怨 means to return good for evil; to repay injury with kindness; to turn the other cheek. Pronounced yǐ dé bào yuàn.

  • to return good for evil; to repay injury with kindness; to turn the other cheek

Definitions & Examples

duì
me
huài
 
què
bào
yuàn
 
bāng
le
 

He treated me so badly, yet I returned good for evil and helped him out.

Lǎo
shī
jiào
dǎo
men
yào
xué
huì
bào
yuàn
 
yào
jīn
jīn
jiào
 

The teacher taught us to learn to repay injury with kindness and not to haggle over every little thing.

Miàn
duì
rén
de
 
xuǎn
le
bào
yuàn
 
zhǎn
xiàn
le
gāo
shàng
de
rén
 

Faced with the enemy's insults, he chose to turn the other cheek, demonstrating noble character.

Zài
zhè
shi
 
zhǔ
rén
gōng
bào
yuàn
 
zuì
zhōng
gǎn
huà
le
chóu
rén
 

In this story, the protagonist returned good for evil and eventually reformed his enemy.