报仇 (bào chóu) — to take revenge, to avenge

Definition

报仇 means to avenge a specific wrong or grudge (报这个仇). Unlike 报复, it focuses on settling a personal grievance rather than retaliating more broadly.

verb

to take revengeto avenge

报仇。
Tā fā shì yí dìng yào bào chóu.
He swore he would take revenge.
？
Nǐ dǎ suàn zěn me bào zhè ge chóu?
How do you plan to avenge this?
，。
Tā děng le shí nián, zhōng yú bào le yí cì chóu.
He waited ten years and finally took revenge once.

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