Entry
投tóu桃táo报bào李lǐ

  1. toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.

    trad. 投桃報李

Also written 投桃報李【tóu táo bào lǐ】

Characters in this word

4
投
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc), to cast (a ballot), to cast (a glance, a shadow etc), to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine), to send (a letter, a manuscript etc), to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide), to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of, (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

Pinyin
tóu
Strokes
7
Frequency
3391 of 2500
Words starting with 投Words ending in 投Anywhere in a word
报
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to report; to inform; to announce, to respond; to reply, to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]), to reward; to recompense, to take revenge; to retaliate, newspaper, periodical; journal, bulletin, telegram

Pinyin
bào
Traditional
報
Strokes
7
Frequency
3570 of 2500
Words starting with 报Words ending in 报Anywhere in a word