repay; reciprocate; show gratitude
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to repay; to show gratitude through practical actions; to reciprocate kindness
Commonly used in contexts of repaying parents, teachers, or benefactors for their care, education, or kindness. Often appears with words like 恩情, 父母, 老师, or 祖国.
Wǒ我
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
，
bào报
dá答
fù父
mǔ母
de的
yǎng养
yù育
zhī之
ēn恩
。
I must study hard to repay my parents for raising me.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
yòng用
shí实
jì际
xíng行
dòng动
bào报
dá答
lǎo老
shī师
de的
xīn辛
qín勤
jiào教
dǎo导
。
We should use practical actions to repay our teacher's diligent instruction.
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Tā他
jué决
xīn心
yǐ以
yōu优
yì异
de的
chéng成
jì绩
bào报
dá答
mǔ母
xiào校
de的
péi培
yǎng养
。
He is determined to repay his alma mater's cultivation with excellent grades.
Zhè这
fèn份
ēn恩
qíng情
wǒ我
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bù不
huì会
wàng忘
jì记
，
rì日
hòu后
dìng定
dāng当
chóng重
chóng重
bào报
dá答
。
I will never forget this kindness, and I will surely repay it generously in the future.
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
，
dī滴
shuǐ水
zhī之
ēn恩
，
dāng当
yǒng涌
quán泉
xiāng相
bào报
，
wǒ我
men们
yī一
dìng定
yào要
bào报
dá答
nà那
xiē些
bāng帮
zhù助
guò过
wǒ我
men们
de的
rén人
。
As the saying goes, 'a drop of water in need shall be returned with a gushing spring'—we must repay those who have helped us.