bào yuàn
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  • v.avenge a grievance; response made to resented person

    • yǐ dé lái bào yuàn

      报怨

      requite injustice with kindness

    • yǐ yuàn lái bào yuàn

      报怨

      requite like for like

    • xiāo fèi zhě bào yuàn qí tā rén zé biàn lùn shuí gāi wèi cǐ fù zé

      消费者报怨辩论负责

      While consumers complain, others are pointing fingers.

    • tā shuō běi jīng de tiān kōng bǐ qián jǐ nián qīng xīn suī rán rén men réng rán bào yuàn xǔ duō

      北京天空清新虽然人们仍然报怨许多

      He says beijing's sky is much clearer than a few years ago, although people still complain a lot.

Word usage

  • Note
    "报怨" is different from "抱怨". "报怨" means "repay others' grievances towards oneself, and respond to the person they resent", which carries a stronger meaning; "抱怨" means "dissatisfaction in the heart", which carries a weaker meaning.

Chinese words with pinyin bao yuan