退还
tuìhuán
to return, to refund
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 商品有问题可以退还。Faulty goods can be returned.
- 押金会如数退还。The deposit will be refunded in full.
Collocations
退还押金退还商品如数退还退还货款
Mnemonic
退 tuì "to withdraw, return" + 还 huán "to give back": to withdraw and give back, i.e. to return, to refund. Korean renders it as "to return, refund". Giving received goods or money back to the original owner (退还押金 to refund a deposit, 退还商品 to return goods). 退 means "to withdraw, send back" (退货, 撤退); 还 is a polyphone read huán for "to give back" (归还, 还原); here it is huán, distinct from hái "still".
Related
退货归还返还退款
Quick check
How is 还 read in 退还?