记仇 (jì chóu) — to bear a grudge, to hold resentment (against someone)
Definition
记仇 means to keep resentment alive in your heart and stay hostile toward the person who wronged you — more about a lasting personal grudge than 抱怨 ('complain'). A separable verb: 记他的仇, 别记仇了.
verb
to bear a grudgeto hold resentment (against someone)
Examples
- 记仇。Tā zhè ge rén cóng lái bú jì chóu.He never bears a grudge.
- ，。Nǐ bié jì tā de chóu, tā bú shì gù yì de.Don't hold a grudge against him; he didn't mean it.
- ，记仇。Guò qù de shì jiù ràng tā guò qù ba, bié jì chóu le.Let bygones be bygones; don't bear a grudge.
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