归还 meaning in English

guīhuán

to return sth; to revert

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 歸還12 strokes

Meaning of 归还

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guīhuán
  1. to return sth
  2. to revert

归还 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

请qǐng你nǐ在zài阅yuè读dú完wán毕bì后hòu归guī还huán此cǐ书shū。
Please return the book when you have finished reading it.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

归 guī · to return · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

还 hái · still · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 归还.

还有hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
还是háishistill (as before); had better
回归huíguīto return to; to retreat
归来guīláito return; to come back
无家可归wújiā-kěguī(idiom) homeless
偿还chánghuánto repay; to reimburse
讨价还价tǎojià-huánjiàto haggle over price; to bargain
归宿guīsùplace to return to; home
归属guīshǔto belong to; to be affiliated to
还原huányuánto restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event)
改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèngto mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
归结guījiéto sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell; conclusion; end (of a story etc)

Questions about 归还

What does 归还 mean?

归还 (guīhuán) means "to return sth; to revert" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 归还?

归还 is made of 2 characters: 归 (5 strokes), 还 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 归还 an HSK word?

Yes. 归还 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 归还 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 归还 is written 歸還.