报复
Old HSK 6
报复 (bàofù) · to retaliate
报复 (bàofù) means “to retaliate; revenge”. It is written with 2 characters: 报 (newspaper) + 复 (again). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 报复 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)
复 fù · again
What 复 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A person 亻 who goes somewhere 夂 every day 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他怕对方报复。Tā pà duìfāng bàofù.He is afraid the other side will retaliate.
我们不应该报复别人。Wǒmen bù yīnggāi bàofù biérén.We shouldn't take revenge on others.
Questions about 报复
What does 报复 mean?
报复 (bàofù) means “to retaliate; revenge”.
How do you pronounce 报复?
报复 is pronounced bàofù.
Which HSK level is 报复?
报复 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 报复 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.