投桃报李(tóu táo bào lǐ): toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 投桃報李
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- tóu táo bào lǐ
- Meaning
- toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 投桃報李
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 投桃报李 — tap one to open its word page.
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HSK 7-9to seek shelter
tóu投shè射
HSK 7-9to throw (a projectile)
wǔ五tǐ体tóu投dì地
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
gōng公tóu投
referendum (abbr. for 公民投票[gong1 min2 tou2 piao4])
chuàng创tóu投
venture capital investment (abbr. for 创业投资)
nán南tóu投
Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
nán南tóu投xiàn县
Nantou County in central Taiwan
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