guī
huán

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 归还

归还 means to return (borrowed money or items); to give back to the owner. Pronounced guī huán. HSK 7-9.

  • to return (borrowed money or items); to give back to the owner

Definitions & Examples

Jiè
shū
guǎn
de
shū
yào
àn
shí
guī
huán
 

Books borrowed from the library must be returned on time.

Jiǎn
dào
dōng
xi西
yào
guī
huán
shī
zhǔ
 

If you find something, you should return it to the owner.

xiàng
péng
you
jiè
de
qián
jīng
quán
guī
huán
le
 

He has already returned all the money he borrowed from his friend.

Zhè
xiàng
shù
zhuān
dào
hòu
jiāng
guī
huán
gěi
gōng
zhòng
lǐng
 

This technology patent will return to the public domain upon expiration.

Zhàn
lǐng
jūn
zuì
zhōng
tóng
guī
huán
fēn
lǐng
 

The occupying forces finally agreed to return part of the territory.