归还

• 拼音: guī huán
• 汉字拆解: 归 = 刀 + 帚 + 止 (return to origin); 还 = 辶 + 不 (give back, return)

含义

To return; to give back something borrowed or taken. The act of restoring an object or item to its rightful owner.

Commonly used for returning borrowed books, rented equipment, loaned money, or confiscated property. Can also appear in legal and political contexts, such as returning territory or assets. Formal-neutral register suitable for written and spoken Chinese.

例句

1. 请在规定时间内归还图书馆的书籍，以免影响其他读者。
2. 合同期满后，承租方须将房屋完好归还给房东。
3. 他借了我一笔钱，答应年底前全部归还。

用法指南

语境: legal, finance, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 借款到期后，他按时将全部欠款归还给了债权人。(After the loan matured, he repaid the full amount owed to the creditor on time.)
• 租赁合同注明，设备使用完毕后须在五个工作日内归还。(The lease contract stipulates that the equipment must be returned within five working days after use.)

错误说法

• 我归还你这个感情 — 归还 is for tangible objects or money; for intangible things like feelings, rephrase entirely; say 我们各自散了 or 这段感情已经结束了

起源与历史

归 (return) + 还 (give back). Both characters carry the meaning of returning, making the compound emphatic. 归 implies going back to an origin, while 还 means giving back or returning.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal