bào
报恩
repay; revenge; report
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to repay kindness; to show gratitude; to return a favor
neutralUsed specifically for repaying kindness, gratitude, or favors received.
Zuò做
rén人
yào要
dǒng懂
dé得
bào报
ēn恩
。
One should know how to repay kindness.
Tā他
wèi为
bào报
dá答
lǎo老
shī师
de的
ēn恩
qíng情
，
juān捐
zī资
xiū修
jiàn建
le了
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。
To repay his teacher's kindness, he donated money to build a library.
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Dī滴
shuǐ水
zhī之
ēn恩
，
dāng当
yǒng涌
quán泉
xiāng相
bào报
。
For a drop of kindness received, one should return a fountain of gratitude.