---
title: "Baochou Meaning: 报酬 (pay) or 报仇 (to take revenge)?"
description: "报酬 (traditional 報酬, bàochou) means “pay; remuneration; reward”. Not the baochou you heard? See 报仇. Hear its tones, see what 报 and 酬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baochou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 报酬 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

报酬 bàochou

## pay; remuneration; reward

## Its characters

1. 报 bào newspaper
2. 酬 chóu payment

## In a sentence

这份工作的报酬不错。 This job pays well.

[More about 报酬](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%A5%E9%85%AC)

## Other words said baochou

- [报仇bàochóuto take revenge](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%A5%E4%BB%87)

## More words with 报 or 酬

- [报道 bàodào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baodao)
- [报废 bàofèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofei)
- [报复 bàofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofu)
- [报告 bàogào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogao)
- [报警 bàojǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baojing)
- [报考 bàokǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokao)
- [报名 bàomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoming)
- [报销 bàoxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoxiao)
- [报纸 bàozhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozhi)
- [海报 hǎibào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haibao)

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