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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

报复 [bàofù]
  1. 1. verb retaliate

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

报复 [bàofù]
  1. 1. make reprisals; retaliate; revenge
    杀害人质作为报复
    retaliate by killing hostages
    报复性打击
    vindictive blow; retaliatory strike
    图谋报复
    nurse thoughts of revenge
  2. 2. noun vengeance; retaliation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

报复 [bàofù]
  1. 1. 对批评自己或损害自己利益的人进行打击
    伺机报复
    警惕有人对举报人进行报复

Examples

杀害人质作为报复
retaliate by killing hostages
打击报复
make vindictive attacks on sb.; retaliate
挟嫌报复
bear resentment against sb. and retaliate
扬言要进行报复
threaten to retaliate
报复
make reprisals; retaliate
他这人喜欢打击报复,可别得罪他。
He is inclined to seek revenge, so you'd better not offend him.
为了向杀父仇人进行报复,他一直忍辱偷生。
In order to take revenge on the enemy who killed his father, he has been enduring humiliation in order to survive.
我们要学会宽容,不能对别人进行挟嫌报复
We must learn to be generous and not harbor resentment against others.
明白自己被人愚弄之后,他决定报复
Once he realized he had been made a fool of, he resolved to get his revenge.

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