return ⇒ 老师把作文发还给了学生。 Lǎoshī bǎ zuòwén fāhuán gěile xuéshēng. → The teacher returned the essays to the students.
归还
return
生还
survive
还价
make a counter-offer ⇒ 讨价还价 tǎo jià huán jià → haggle
还击
fight back ( pt , pp fought ) ⇒ 驻军奋起还击。 Zhùjūn fènqǐ huánjī. → The garrison readied itself for a counterattack.
还原
( 恢复 ) restore
还愿
( 对神 ) thank the gods for answering one's prayers
还手
retaliate ⇒ 我还手打了他一巴掌。 Wǒ huánshǒu dǎle tā yī bāzhang. → I slapped him in retaliation.
还是
( 仍然 ) still ⇒ 尽管很危险，警察们还是冲了进去。 Jǐnguǎn hěn wēixiǎn, jǐngchámen háishì chōng le jìnqù. → In spite of the danger, the police still rushed on in.
还本
repay capital ( pt , pp repaid )
借尸还魂
come back in a new form
告老还乡
retire to one's hometown
讨价还价
haggle ⇒ 做分给你的工作,不要讨价还价。 Zuò fēn gěi nǐ de gōngzuò, bùyào tǎo jià huán jià. → Do the job you've been given and don't make a fuss.
返老还童
regain one's youth
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
English translation of '还'
还 (還)
(hái)
副
(= 仍旧) still, yet
⇒ 那家老饭店还很兴旺。 (Nà jiā lǎo fàndiàn hái hěn xīngwàng.) The old restaurant is still thriving.
⇒ 她还没回来。 (Tā hái méi huílai.) She hasn't come back yet.
(= 更加) even more
⇒ 他比我还想家。 (Tā bǐ wǒ hái xiǎng jiā.) He's even more homesick than I am.
(= 尚) still
⇒ 她不聪明，但还算老实。 (Tā bù cōngmíng, dàn háisuàn lǎoshi.) She's no great brain, but still, she's honest.
(= 尚且) even
⇒ 她还不着急，你急什么？ (Tā hái bù zháojí, nǐ jí shénme?) If even she isn't worried then why are you?
(= 居然) really
⇒ 他这次考试还真的通过了。 (Tā zhècì kǎoshì hái zhēnde tōngguò le.) He really did pass the exam this time round.
(= 早在) as early as
⇒ 当他还在襁褓中就被父母遗弃了。 (Dāng tā hái zài qiǎngbǎo zhōng jiù bèi fùmǔ yíqì le.) He was abandoned by his parents in infancy.
see also还(還) (huán)
still 用于强调对于某事的发生或者对某事持续了如此长的时间而感到惊讶。 She was still looking at me ... There are still plenty of horses round here.yet 用于否定句和疑问句中，用于强调语气，暗示说话人对某事未发生,或者晚于预期时间发生而感到惊讶。 Have you seen it yet? ... The troops could not yet see the shore ... It isn't dark yet.
还 (還)
(huán)
动
(= 回) return
⇒ 还乡 (huánxiāng) return to one's hometown
⇒ 生还 (shēnghuán) survive
(= 归还) return
⇒ 还债 (huánzhài) repay a debt
⇒ 请把字典还给我。 (Qǐng bǎ zìdiǎn huángěi wǒ.) Please return the dictionary to me.