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归还

guī huán · gui huan

Traditional 歸還

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to return sth
  2. to revert
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Return my book

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)借(jiè)了(le)三个月(sāngèyuè)，该(gāi)归还(guīhuán)了(le)。

    I borrowed this book for three months. Time to return it.

  2. Dengdeng

    图书馆(túshūguǎn)的(de)书(shū)也(yě)要(yào)按时(ànshí)归还(guīhuán)。

    Library books must be returned on time too.

  3. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)图书馆(túshūguǎn)的(de)，是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    It is not from the library. It is yours.

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)书(shū)？那(nà)你(nǐ)更(gèng)要(yào)归还(guīhuán)了(le)！

    My book? Then you must return it all the more!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)归还(guīhuán)我(wǒ)的(de)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)。

    Okay, then first return my power bank.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)在(zài)阅(yuè)读(dú)完(wán)毕(bì)后(hòu)归(guī)还(huán)此(cǐ)书(shū)。

Please return the book when you have finished reading it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

借(jiè)来(lái)的(de)工(gōng)具(jù)用(yòng)完(wán)后(hòu)要(yào)按(àn)时(shí)归(guī)还(huán)给(gěi)邻(lín)居(jū)。

After using the borrowed tools, you should return them to the neighbor on time.

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