还 hái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 不 no, not, un-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
还
huán
to give back, to return
Character
Example phrases
- 我要还你的书。 Wǒ yào huán nǐ de shū. I want to give your book back.
- 他还我钱了。 Tā huán wǒ qián le. He paid me back.
- 我想还这些书。 Wǒ xiǎng huán zhèxiē shū. I want to return these books.
- 我明天还你的钱。 Wǒ míngtiān huán nǐ de qián. I'll pay you back tomorrow.
- 现在还书吧。 Xiànzài huán shū ba. Return the books now.
- 书还给老师了。 Shū huán gěi lǎoshī le. The books have been returned to the teacher.
- 他忘记还手机。 Tā wàngjì huán shǒujī. He forgot to return the phone.
- 别忘了还电脑！ Bié wàng le huán diànnǎo! Don't forget to return the computer!
- 这些东西我后天还。 Zhèxiē dōngxi wǒ hòutiān huán. I'll return these things the day after tomorrow.
- 妹妹还没还你钱。 Mèimei hái méi huán nǐ qián. Little sister still hasn't paid you back.
Related words
- 还 hái still, yet; also
- 还是 háishi still; or (in questions)
- 还有 hái yǒu there is still; and also
- 归还 guīhuán to return
- 还原 huányuán to restore, to return to original state
- 偿还 chánghuán to repay; to pay back
- 返还 fǎnhuán to return; to give back
- 讨价还价 tǎojiàhuánjià to bargain; to haggle
- 等 děng to wait
- 行 xíng OK, all right; to go
- 最后 zuìhòu last; finally
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)