雪恨

xuěhèn
verb #26,138

Meanings

  1. 1 to wipe out a grudge
  2. 2 to avenge a wrong
  3. 3 to take revenge

Examples

Tā fāshì yào xuěhèn, wèi fùqīn tǎohuí gōngdào.
He vowed to avenge the wrong done to his father.
Jīngguò duō nián nǔlì, tā zhōngyú xuěhèn chénggōng.
After years of effort, he finally succeeded in wiping out his grievance.

Tips

memory
ordinarily means snow, but it also means to wash away or to wipe clean. 雪恨 means to wash away hatred — to cleanse oneself of a grudge through retaliation or justice.

Stroke Order

xuě
hèn