Chinese word dictionary

归还

guīhuán · to return sth; to revert

Practice word

Word information

Simplified归还

Traditional歸還

Pinyinguīhuán

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

归guī

to return, to go back; to return to, to revert

还hái

also, besides; still, yet; to return

How to learn 归还

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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还hái

still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else

还是háishi

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

退还tuìhuán

to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate

归guī

surname Gui; to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

还原huányuán

to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry)

偿还chánghuán

to repay; to reimburse