What does 还 mean in Chinese?

还 (huán) means "to return (something)" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 还 in a sentence?

我明天还你书。 (Wǒ míngtiān huán nǐ shū.) — I'll return your book tomorrow.

Pinyin: huán

to return (something)

🏮 Chinese HSK 3 🏃 Daily Actions

Example sentence

我明天还你书。

Wǒ míngtiān huán nǐ shū.

I'll return your book tomorrow.

What 还 means

还 (huán) is a Chinese word meaning “to return (something)”. It belongs to the Daily Actions topic and appears at HSK 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 3

搬 bān to move; to carry 帮忙 bāng máng to help 包 bāo to wrap; bag 打扫 dǎ sǎo to clean 打算 dǎ suàn to plan 带 dài to bring; to carry 放 fàng to put; to place 关 guān to close; to turn off 逛 guàng to stroll 换 huàn to change; to exchange 寄 jì to mail 接 jiē to receive; to pick up

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