Word
| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | Unknown |
以直报怨，以德报德 yǐ zhí bào yuàn ， yǐ dé bào dé
DEFINITIONS
- to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
CHARACTERS
| 以 yǐ | by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to |
| 直 zhí | straight, erect, vertical |
| 报 bào | report, tell, announce |
| 怨 yuàn | hatred, enmity, resentment |
| 以 yǐ | by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to |
| 德 dé | ethics, morality, virtue |
| 报 bào | report, tell, announce |
| 德 dé | ethics, morality, virtue |