Chinese word

赎回

Pronunciation

Pinyinshú huí

Meaning

  • verbbuy back

Example

我把旧手机赎回了。wǒ bǎ jiù shǒu jī shú huí le

I bought my old phone back.

Illustration for 赎回 (buy back)

More examples

她去典当行把项链赎回了。tā qù diǎn dàng háng bǎ xiàng liàn shú huí le

She went to the pawnshop and bought her necklace back.

Core concept

Paying a price brings a lost or pledged possession back under its owner's control.

Common phrases

  • 赎回抵押品shú huí dǐ yā pǐn

    buy back collateral

  • 赎回首饰shú huí shǒu shì

    buy back jewelry

Similar words

买回mǎi huí: Pay for something previously sold or transferred and obtain it again.
取回qǔ huí: Get something back from the place where it was kept or left.
拿回ná huí: Carry back something that was left somewhere or given away.

Definition in Chinese

用金钱或其他代价把被抵押、卖掉或暂时失去的东西再次取得，使其回到自己名下。yòng jīn qián huò qí tā dài jià bǎ bèi dǐ yā mài diào huò zàn shí shī qù de dōng xī zài cì qǔ dé shǐ qí huí dào zì jǐ míng xià

Word origin

赎回 (shúhuí, "buy back") combines 赎 (shú, "redeem by paying") with 回 (huí, "return"), so its structure points to a paid return.

Usage tips

  • The word usually describes something once owned or temporarily surrendered, so it fits reclaiming a pawned phone better than buying an item for the first time.

Other meanings

  • get backverb
  • redeemverb

Opposites

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