Verbtake vengeance on; retaliate

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 报复.
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How to Use 报复 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 报复 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Noun
bào
xīn
neutral
mentality of revenge
bào
xíng
wèi
formalWritten
act of revenge
Adverb + Verbwith疯狂
fēng
kuáng
bào
neutral
frantically retaliate
Verb + Object
bào
shè
huì
neutral
take revenge on society
jìn
xíng
bào
formal
carry out retaliation

Example Sentences with 报复

le
yào
bào
He hit me, so I want to get back at him.
dān
xīn
jiē
zhēn
xiàng
huì
zhāo
zhì
duì
fāng
fēng
kuáng
de
bào
He worries that revealing the truth will provoke a frenzied retaliation from the other party.
nán
dào
rèn
wéi
zhè
zhǒng
huán
de
bào
néng
jiě
jué
wèn
ma
Do you really think this tit-for-tat retaliation can solve the problem?
xiǎo
míng
yīn
wèi
bèi
tóng
xué
cháo
xiào
jué
dìng
yòng
è
zuò
lái
bào
Xiao Ming decided to get back at his classmate with a prank after being teased.
cóng
wèi
xiǎng
guò
yào
bào
rèn
rén
zhī
xiǎng
zhuān
zhù
de
shēng
huó
I have never thought of retaliating against anyone; I just want to focus on my own life.
zài
zhí
chǎng
jìng
zhēng
zhōng
yīn
zāo
shòu
pái
ér
huà
le
chǎng
jīng
xīn
de
bào
In the workplace competition, he planned an elaborate retaliation after being ostracized.
rèn
wéi
zuì
hǎo
de
bào
fāng
shì
jiù
shì
huó
duì
fāng
gèng
chéng
gōng
gèng
kuài
She believes the best way to get revenge is to live more successfully and happily than the other person.
bié
zǒng
xiǎng
zhe
bào
zhī
huì
ràng
xiàn
gèng
shēn
de
tòng
xún
huán
Don't always think about retaliation; it will only trap you in a deeper cycle of pain.