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退还

tuì huán

return, refund

Usage note

退还表示把东西还回去,或者把钱退回来。

Tuì huán biǎoshì bǎ dōngxi huán huíqù, huòzhě bǎ qián tuì huílái.

Return means to give something back, or to get money back.

Context note

如果你买的东西有问题,可以退还商店。

Rúguǒ nǐ mǎi de dōngxi yǒu wèntí, kěyǐ tuì huán shāngdiàn.

If something you bought has a problem, you can return it to the store.

5 examples

退还了书。
tā tuì huán le shū。
He returned the book.
商店退还了钱。
shāng diàn tuì huán le qián。
The store refunded the money.
退还玩具。
qǐng tuì huán wán jù。
Please return the toy.
退还了衣服。
tā tuì huán le yī fu。
She returned the clothes.
我们退还了礼物。
wǒ men tuì huán le lǐ wù。
We returned the gift.

5 mini stories

小明买错了笔。他退还了笔。
xiǎo míng mǎi cuò le bǐ。 tā tuì huán le bǐ。
Xiao Ming bought the wrong pen. He returned the pen.
小红不喜欢裙子。她退还了裙子。
xiǎo hóng bù xǐ huan qún zǐ。 tā tuì huán le qún zǐ。
Xiao Hong doesn't like the skirt. She returned the skirt.
玩具坏了。爸爸退还了玩具。
wán jù huài le。 bà ba tuì huán le wán jù。
The toy is broken. Dad returned the toy.
书有缺页。他退还了书。
shū yǒu quē yè。 tā tuì huán le shū。
The book has missing pages. He returned the book.
鞋子太大。她退还了鞋子。
xié zǐ tài dà。 tā tuì huán le xié zǐ。
The shoes are too big. She returned the shoes.

Mini dialogue

退还图书

A
这本书可以退还吗?
Zhè běn shū kěyǐ tuìhuán ma?
Can this book be returned?
B
可以,请到服务台退还
Kěyǐ, qǐng dào fúwùtái tuìhuán.
Yes, please return it at the service desk.

退还玩具

A
这个玩具有问题,我想退还
Zhège wánjù yǒu wèntí, wǒ xiǎng tuìhuán.
This toy has a problem, I want to return it.
B
好的,我们马上帮你退还
Hǎo de, wǒmen mǎshàng bāng nǐ tuìhuán.
Okay, we will help you return it right away.

Related words and contrasts

similar
退货
tuì huò
return goods

退货 specifically means returning purchased items.

related
退款
tuì kuǎn
refund

退款 means getting money back after returning something.

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