报恩

報恩

bào'ēn

verb #54,940

Meanings

HSK 5

他救过我的命，我一定要报恩。

Tā jiù guo wǒ de mìng, wǒ yídìng yào bào'ēn.

He once saved my life; I must repay him.

HSK 7-9

在《白蛇传》里，白娘子为了报恩嫁给了许仙。

Zài 《 Báishézhuàn 》 lǐ, Bái Niángzǐ wèile bào'ēn jiàgěi le Xǔ Xiān.

In The Legend of the White Snake, Lady Bai marries Xu Xian to repay his kindness.

usage

The opposite is 报仇 "to take revenge", and repaying kindness with harm is 恩将仇报. As a separable verb it can open up: 报他的恩 "repay his kindness".

报 bào

恩 ēn