报复 bàofù to make reprisals
to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
How to remember 报复: 报 report + 复 repeat = to make reprisals.
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How it is used
- To retaliate / get back at - 打击报复 (dǎjī bàofù) retaliate against, 报复社会 take revenge on society.
- Broader than 报仇: covers any payback, including petty retaliation, not just avenging a deep wrong.