归还 guīhuán to return something
to return something; to revert
怎么记住“归还”: 归 to return + 还 still = to return something.
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用法
- To return / give back something borrowed or owed: 归还图书 (guīhuán túshū) to return books, 归还领土 (to return territory).
- More formal than 还 (huán); used for returning what rightfully belongs to another - loans, property, land.
- Written/官方 register.