归还
guī huán
Pinyin

Definition

归还
 - 
guī huán
  1. to return sth
  2. to revert

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

还
Huán
  1. 1 surname Huan
还是
hái shi
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 still
  3. 3 nevertheless
  4. 4 had better
回归
huí guī
  1. 1 to return to
  2. 2 to retreat
  3. 3 regression (statistics)
归
Guī
  1. 1 surname Gui
还好
hái hǎo
  1. 1 not bad
  2. 2 tolerable
  3. 3 fortunately
还有
hái yǒu
  1. 1 furthermore
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 still
  4. 4 also
不醉不归
bù zuì bù guī
  1. 1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 let's make a night of it!
九九归一
jiǔ jiǔ guī yī
  1. 1 nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule)
  2. 2 when all is said and done
交还
jiāo huán
  1. 1 to return sth
  2. 2 to hand back
以牙还牙
yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
偿还
cháng huán
  1. 1 to repay
  2. 2 to reimburse
划归
huà guī
  1. 1 to incorporate
  2. 2 to put under (external administration)
同归于尽
tóng guī yú jìn
  1. 1 to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
  2. 2 to take sb down with oneself
  3. 3 to end in mutual destruction
回归线
huí guī xiàn
  1. 1 tropic
  2. 2 one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
回还
huí huán
  1. 1 to return
奉还
fèng huán
  1. 1 to return with thanks
  2. 2 to give back (honorific)
完璧归赵
wán bì guī Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)
往还
wǎng huán
  1. 1 contacts
  2. 2 dealings

Idioms (20)

不醉不归
bù zuì bù guī
  1. 1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 let's make a night of it!
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
  1. 1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
  1. 1 to stay out all night (idiom)
完璧归赵
wán bì guī Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
  1. 1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
早出晚归
zǎo chū wǎn guī
  1. 1 to leave early and return late (idiom)
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
归心似箭
guī xīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
殊途同归
shū tú tóng guī
  1. 1 different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
  1. 1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely difficult
  3. 3 far from an easy task
水落归槽
shuǐ luò guī cáo
  1. 1 spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong
涓滴归公
juān dī guī gōng
  1. 1 every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused

Sample Sentences

超过期限是要罚款的。所以你要记得及时归还。另外，如果书遗失的话，你要按图书原价的五倍进行赔偿。书损坏也是要赔偿的。
chāoguò qīxiàn shì yào fákuǎn de 。suǒyǐ nǐ yào jìde jíshí guīhuán 。lìngwài ，rúguǒ shū yíshī dehuà ，nǐ yào àn túshū yuánjià de wǔ bèi jìnxíng péicháng 。shū sǔnhuài yě shì yào péicháng de 。
There is a fine when you exceed the return date. So you must remember to return them in a timely fashion. In addition, if you lose a book, you must pay five times the original price as compensation. Damaged books also require a fee.
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