报答 bàodá to repay
to repay; to requite
How to remember 报答: 报 report + 答 answer = to repay.
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How it is used
- To repay kindness with gratitude - 报答父母 (bàodá fùmǔ) repay one's parents, 报答恩情 requite a kindness.
- About returning favor/love, not settling a monetary debt (that's 偿还 chánghuán).