还

The character "还" has 7 strokes. "还" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "还" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "还" are "hái" "huán" . View the stroke order of "还">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "还"

adv.: still; yet; even; also; too; as well; in addition; even more; still more; passably; fairly; as early as

v.: go/come back; give back; return; reply; give/do sth in return

• still : adj.静止的；不动的；寂静的；平静的；不冒泡的
• yet : adv.迄今；至此；到那时为止；又；仍然；甚至；然而；尽管如此；现在；此刻
• even : adv.甚至；即使
• also : adv.另外；也
• too : adv.太；过于；过度；另外；也；非常；而且；再者
• as well : 也, 还
• in addition : 此外
• even more : 甚至
• still more : 更加；越发；依然更
• passably : adv.尚可地; 也还过得去地
• fairly : adv.公正地；相当；还；实际上；尚；简直
• as early as : 尽早
• give back : 还给；回馈
• return : v.回；返回；归还；把…退回；产生；选出…去任职；选出（政党）去执政；恢复；回复；回答
• reply : v.回答；答复；回信；复信；回应；回击

Form words with "还"

逼还租债 press for rent-debt payments

借而不还 borrow without returning

现在还买不起 can't afford at the moment

不图还报 expect no return

交保放还 release on bail

比豺狼还狠 more savage than a wolf

血债要用血来还 debts of blood must be paid in blood; blood will have blood; blood demands blood; blood for blood

逾期未还的书 overdue book

肉包子打狗，有去无还 throw a meat-stuffed bun at a dog—something gone, never to return; kiss one's money good-bye

蛤蟆蹦三蹦，还得歇三歇 even frogs don't hop nonstop

Example phrases using "还"

• 如果情况允许的话，我还会来的。

  If circumstances allow/permit, I will come again.

• 值得庆幸的是，我们身体还不错。

  Luckily, we enjoy good health.

• 我这双长筒靴凑合着还能穿一冬。

  I can make this pair of boots do for another winter.

• 三停儿去了两停儿，还剩一停儿。

  When two thirds are taken away, there is only one third left.

• 大家都回家了，唯独他还在工作。

  He kept on working when all the others had gone home.

• 屋子并不宽绰，收拾得倒还干净。

  The room is not spacious at all, but it’s quite spick-and-span.

• 她丈夫去世了，好在儿子还孝顺。

  Her husband has passed away. Luckily enough, she’s got a filial son.

• 老人身体还硬朗，就是有些耳背。

  The old man is still hale and hearty except for being slightly hard of hearing.

• 他毕竟是孩子，还不懂这种事儿。

  He is after all a child and too young to understand such things.

• 她都走了十天了，还不见有信来。

  She has been away for ten days, but we haven’t heard from her yet.