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投桃报李

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4-character word Traditional 投桃報李

What 投桃报李 means

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

The characters in 投桃报李

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 桃táopeach
• 报bàoto report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for…
• 李lǐplum