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Definition(s) for: 以德报怨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
以德报怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn - to return good for evil (idiom)
- to requite evil with good

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 76,036 44,296

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- Germany
- German
- abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]
- virtue
- goodness
- morality
- ethics
- kindness
- favor
- character
- kind
- variant of 德[de2]
- variant of 德[de2]
bào- to report; to inform; to announce
- to respond; to reply
- to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4ming2])
- to reward; to recompense
- to take revenge; to retaliate
- newspaper
- periodical; journal
- bulletin
- telegram
yuàn- to blame
- (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge

Other Words Containing 以德报怨

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo