报仇
Old HSK 6
报仇 (bàochóu) · to take revenge
报仇 (bàochóu) means “to take revenge; to avenge”. It is written with 2 characters: 报 (newspaper) + 仇 (enemy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 报仇 is built
The characters
报 bào · newspaper
What 报 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A hand 扌 cuffing 又 a criminal 卩, representing sentencing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
仇 chóu · enemy
What 仇 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Example sentences
故事里的王子想为父亲报仇。Gùshi lǐ de wángzǐ xiǎng wèi fùqīn bàochóu.The prince in the story wants to avenge his father.
报仇不能解决问题。Bàochóu bù néng jiějué wèntí.Revenge doesn't solve problems.
Questions about 报仇
What does 报仇 mean?
报仇 (bàochóu) means “to take revenge; to avenge”.
How do you pronounce 报仇?
报仇 is pronounced bàochóu.
Which HSK level is 报仇?
报仇 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
- 日报rìbàodaily newspaper
- 晚报wǎnbàoevening newspaper
- 报到bàodàoto register
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 预报yùbàoforecast
- 汇报huìbàoto report
- 报社bàoshènewspaper office
Learn 报仇 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.