报 复

bàofù

“To make reprisals” in Chinese is 报复 (bàofù).

Meaning

to make reprisals; to retaliate
revenge; retaliation

Example

他对杀父凶手进行了报复。

He avenged the murder of his father.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

bàoHSK 27 strokesto report; to inform; to announce fùHSK 29 strokesto go and return

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Not to be confused with: 抱负 (bàofù, aspiration) · 包袱 (bāofu, wrapping cloth)