归还
guīhuán
to return, to give back
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 借的书要按时归还。Borrowed books must be returned on time.
- 他把捡到的钱包归还了失主。He returned the wallet he found to its owner.
Collocations
归还图书按时归还归还原主如数归还
Mnemonic
归 guī "to return" + 还 huán "to give back": to give back to the original place/owner, i.e. to return. 还 is a multi-reading character; here it reads huán "to return". The reverse of 借 (to borrow). 归还图书 = to return books. Opposite of 借用 (to borrow and use).
Related
退还返还偿还借用
Quick check
How is 还 read and what does it mean in 归还?