退回

• ピンイン: tuì huí
• 漢字の分解: 退 = 辶 (walk) + 艮 (stop) — stopping and going back; 回 = pictograph of a spiral, suggesting return

意味

返送する／返却する／差し戻す

Used both physically (returning goods, a document) and abstractly (reverting to a previous state). In bureaucratic contexts, 退回 means a document has been rejected and sent back for revision. In commercial contexts, it means returning merchandise. Can also describe a person or army withdrawing to a former position.

例文

1. 这批质量不合格的产品已全部退回供应商。
2. 申请材料不完整，被主管部门退回补充。
3. 谈判破裂后，双方军队各自退回原来的阵地。

使い方ガイド

場面: commerce, bureaucratic, military, everyday

トーン: matter-of-fact

正しい言い方

• 收到货物后发现有损坏，我们立即办理了退回手续。(Upon receiving the goods and discovering damage, we immediately processed the return.)
• 这份报告格式不对，需要退回修改。(This report's format is incorrect and needs to be sent back for revision.)

避ける言い方

• 把退回当作退款 (退回 means sending back an object; for a refund of money use 退款)

起源と歴史

Compound of 退 (retreat, return) + 回 (back, return). Both characters reinforce the meaning of returning or going back.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal