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title: "Changhuan Meaning: 偿还 (chánghuán) Means “to repay”"
description: "偿还 (traditional 償還, chánghuán) means “to repay; to pay back”. Hear its tones, see what 偿 and 还 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changhuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 偿还 mean?

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偿还 chánghuán

## to repay; to pay back

## Its characters

1. 偿 cháng to repay
2. 还 huán to return

## In a sentence

他用了五年才偿还了所有贷款。 It took him five years to repay all his loans.

批评者则担心，一些国家借款过多，难以**偿还**：二〇一七年，斯里兰卡把汉班托塔港租给一家中国企业，租期九十九年，这件事常被当作

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## More words with 偿 or 还

- [补偿 bǔcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buchang)
- [返还 fǎnhuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanhuan)
- [归还 guīhuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guihuan)
- [还是 háishi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haishi)
- [还原 huányuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanyuan)
- [赔偿 péicháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peichang)
- [退还 tuìhuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuihuan)

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