回报 meaning in English

huíbào

(in) return; reciprocation

HSK 5verbTraditional 回報13 strokes

Meaning of 回报

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huíbào

(in) return
reciprocation
payback
retaliation
to report back
to reciprocate

How to use 回报

回报 is used for giving back to someone who helped you, and for the return you get on effort or investment. It works as a verb and as a noun. Example: 我想回报父母的爱。(Wǒ xiǎng huíbào fùmǔ de ài.) I want to repay my parents' love.

回 (huí) means to go back, and 报 (bào) means to report or repay, as in 报纸 (bàozhǐ). Something good comes back to you as repayment, so 回报 is a return or payback.

Common mistake: Learners often use 回报 when they mean 回答 (huídá, to answer) or 报告 (bàogào, to report), because both start with a familiar character. In everyday speech 回报 is mostly about repaying or getting a return. Use 报告 for reporting information.

回报 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ给gěi他tā一yí个gè微wēi笑xiào，他tā也yě回huí报bào我wǒ一yí个gè微wēi笑xiào。

I smiled at him and he smiled back.

作zuò为wéi回huí报bào，我wǒ给gěi了le她tā一yí个gè娃wá娃wá。

I gave her a doll in return.

这zhè投tóu资zī保bǎo证zhèng有yǒu 6% 的de回huí报bào。

A 6% yield is guaranteed on the investment.

如rú果guǒ在zài暗àn中zhōng做zuò善shàn事shì，也yě总zǒng是shì有yǒu一yí个gè良liáng好hǎo的de回huí报bào。

Secret gifts are openly rewarded.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

回 huí · to go back · 6 strokes

报 bào · to report · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 回报.

回来	huílái	to return; to come back
回家	huí jiā	to return home
回去	huíqù	to return; to go back
回到	huídào	to return to
回答	huídá	to reply; to answer; reply; answer
报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper; newsprint
回国	huí guó	to return to one's home country
报名	bàomíng	to sign up; to enter one's name
日报	rìbào	daily newspaper
晚报	wǎnbào	evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News
报告	bàogào	to inform; to report
报道	bàodào	to report (news); report

Questions about 回报

What does 回报 mean?

回报 (huíbào) means "(in) return; reciprocation" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 回报?

回报 is made of 2 characters: 回 (6 strokes), 报 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 回报 an HSK word?

Yes. 回报 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 回报 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 回报 is written 回報.

What is the difference between 回报 and 报答?

报答 (bàodá) almost always means repaying kindness to a person and sounds more emotional. 回报 covers that too, but it can also mean a return on money or effort, like 投资回报 (tóuzī huíbào, return on investment).

Can 回报 mean revenge?

The dictionary lists retaliation as one sense, but this use is uncommon today. For revenge, people usually say 报复 (bàofù). 回报 is mostly positive in modern Chinese.