返
还

Restitution in Chinese: 返还 (fǎn huán)

fǎn huán

restitution

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 返還1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1restitution
  2. 2return of something to its original owner
  3. 3remittance

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返
还

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ㄈㄢˇ

fǎn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄨㄢˊ

huán

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

返还

Simplified

返還

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他答应把借来的钱如数返还。

    tā dā ying bǎ jiè lái de qián rú shù fǎn huán。

    He promised to return every bit of the money he had borrowed.

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Related words

还

hái

still

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

往返

wǎng fǎn

to go back and forth

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore

返回

fǎn huí

to return to

偿还

cháng huán

to repay

归还

guī huán

to return sth

还款

huán kuǎn

repayment

还原

huán yuán

to restore to the original state

重返

chóng fǎn

to return to

讨价还价

tǎo jià huán jià

to haggle over price

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