报答

報答

bàodá

verb HSK 5 #6,182

Meanings

1 to repay; to requite; to return a favor

Characters

to repay; to report

to answer; to reply

To 'answer back' with repayment — to requite kindness.

Examples

我一定会报答你的帮助。

Wǒ yīdìng huì bàodá nǐ de bāngzhù.

I will definitely repay your help.

他想报答父母的养育之恩。

Tā xiǎng bàodá fùmǔ de yǎngyù zhī ēn.

He wants to repay his parents for raising him.

你的恩情无以报答。

Nǐ de ēnqíng wúyǐ bàodá.

Your kindness is beyond repayment.

Tips

culture

报答 reflects the deep Confucian value of reciprocity (报恩 bào'ēn). Repaying parents, teachers, and benefactors is considered a fundamental moral duty in Chinese culture.

usage

报答 (repay kindness) vs 报仇 (bàochóu, take revenge) vs 报恩 (bào'ēn, repay a debt of gratitude) — all use 报 in the sense of 'returning' something.

Stroke Order

报 bào

答 dá