報復性 bàofùxìng retaliatory Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 报复 報復 bàofù verbnoun to retaliate to retaliate; to seek revenge; to strike back against someone who has harmed your interests; retaliation; reprisal性 xìng affix [-ity] Suffix used after verbs or adjectives to form nouns expressing a state, quality, or scope, similar to English "-ity", "-ness", or "-ism".