WordTOCFL Level 5verbTaiwan frequency #4,338

報復

bàofù

“to retaliate; to take revenge; to make reprisals; (archaic) to repay a kindness; (archaic) to report or notify; (archaic) to respond; (archaic) to cycle repeatedly”

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報

bào·ㄅㄠˋ

To report, inform, or announce; to reply or respond; a newspaper or periodical; to recompense or take revenge.

復

fù·ㄈㄨˋ

to return; to resume; to restore; to repeat; again; to recover; to reply; to retaliate; to go and return