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还

hái · hai/huán · huan/Huán · huan

Traditional 還

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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hái 還

  1. still
  2. still in progress
  3. still more
  4. yet
  5. even more
  6. in addition
  7. fairly
  8. passably (good)
  9. as early as
  10. even
  11. also
  12. else

huán 還

  1. to pay back
  2. to return

Huán 還

  1. surname Huan
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Paying back

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)还(huán)你(nǐ)书(shū)。

    Liangliang, I am returning your book today.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)还(hái)记得(jìde)是(shì)哪本(nǎběn)吗(ma)？

    Do you still remember which one it is?

  3. Dengdeng

    记得(jìde)。那(nà)本(běn)红色(hóngsè)的(de)。

    Yes. The red one.

  4. Liangliang

    还(hái)有(yǒu)上次(shàngcì)那(nà)本(běn)黑色(hēisè)的(de)。

    And there is also the black one from last time.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？你(nǐ)还(hái)记得(jìde)那(nà)本(běn)？

    Ah? You even remember that one?

  6. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)，我(wǒ)还(hái)记得(jìde)你(nǐ)说(shuō)“下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)还(huán)”。

    Of course, and I also remember you said "I will return it next month".

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

外(wài)面(miàn)还(hái)在(zài)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，你(nǐ)带(dài)把(bǎ)伞(sǎn)吧(ba)。

It's still raining outside, so take an umbrella.

02

我(wǒ)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)一(yí)定(dìng)把(bǎ)钱(qián)还(huán)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

I will definitely pay the money back to you next month.

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