报恩 (bào ēn) — to repay a kindness, to show gratitude for a favor received

Définition

Exemples

• 他对我说过，一定要报恩。
  Tā duì wǒ shuō guò, yí dìng yào bào ēn.
  He told me that he must repay the kindness.
• 你帮了我这么多，我怎么才能报得了这个恩呢？
  Nǐ bāng le wǒ zhè me duō, wǒ zěn me cái néng bào dé le zhè ge ēn ne?
  You've helped me so much — how can I ever repay this kindness?
• 古人常说，滴水之恩当涌泉报恩。
  Gǔ rén cháng shuō, dī shuǐ zhī ēn dāng yǒng quán bào ēn.
  The ancients often said that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring.