复仇 (fù chóu) — to avenge; to take revenge
Definition
复仇 (fùchóu) means 'to avenge, to take revenge' — a more literary, written-style verb than the everyday 报复, often used for avenging a wrongdoing or a person (e.g. 为父复仇).
verb
to avengeto take revenge
Examples
- 复仇。Zhǔ jué jué dìng fù chóu.The protagonist decides to take revenge.
- 复仇。Tā fā shì yào wèi fù qīn fù chóu.He vowed to avenge his father.
- ，复仇。Gù shi de zuì hòu, tā chéng gōng fù chóu le.At the end of the story, he successfully took revenge.
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