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title: "Tuihuan Meaning: 退还 (tuìhuán) Means “to return”"
description: "退还 (traditional 退還, tuìhuán) means “to return; to give back; to refund”. Hear its tones, see what 退 and 还 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuihuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 退还 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

退还 tuìhuán

## to return; to give back; to refund

## Its characters

1. 退 tuì to return
2. 还 huán to return

## In a sentence

请把借的书退还给图书馆。 Please return the borrowed books to the library.

[More about 退还](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%80%E8%BF%98)

## More words with 退 or 还

- [偿还 chánghuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changhuan)
- [返还 fǎnhuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanhuan)
- [归还 guīhuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guihuan)
- [还是 háishi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haishi)
- [后退 hòutuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houtui)
- [还原 huányuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanyuan)
- [衰退 shuāituì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuaitui)
- [退回 tuìhuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuihui)
- [退退退 tuìtuìtuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuituitui)
- [退休 tuìxiū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuixiu)

## Keep 退还 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

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