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Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「知恩報恩」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.

Here, we present the idiom 「知恩報恩」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

If you know that you have received a favor from someone, you should repay the favor.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhī ēn bào ēn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji1 yan1 bou3 yan1

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.