Chinese word

还款

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuán kuǎn

Meaning

  • verbpay back

Example

我下个月就可以还款了。wǒ xià gè yuè jiù ké yǐ huán kuǎn le

I can pay it back next month.

Illustration for 还款 (pay back)

More examples

如果选择一次性还款，可以减少利息支出。rú guǒ xuǎn zé yí cì xìng huán kuǎn ké yǐ jián shǎo lì xī zhī chū

If you choose to pay back in one lump sum, you can reduce your interest expenses.

Core concept

An agreed flow of borrowed money runs back to its source until the debt is settled.

Common phrases

  • 一次性还款yí cì xìng huán kuǎn

    pay back in one lump sum

  • 提前还款tí qián huán kuǎn

    pay back early

  • 分期还款fēn qī huán kuǎn

    pay back in installments

Similar words

还钱huán qián: Give back money borrowed from another person, especially in an everyday personal situation.
偿还cháng huán: Pay back borrowed funds or an outstanding debt in formal language.
归还guī huán: Give a borrowed or entrusted object back to the person who owns it.

Definition in Chinese

把借来的钱按约定或按时归还给出借方，通常用于银行贷款、信用卡或分期付款等正式的偿还行为。bǎ jiè lái de qián àn yuē dìng huò àn shí guī huán gěi chū jiè fāng tōng cháng yòng yú yín háng dài kuǎn xìn yòng kǎ huò fēn qī fù kuǎn děng zhèng shì de cháng huán xíng wéi

Word origin

The compound joins 还 (huán, "return") with 款 (kuǎn, "money or funds"), so its structure points directly to returning a financial sum.

Usage tips

  • Its formal tone makes it a natural choice for loans, credit cards, and installment plans, while ordinary conversation often uses less specialized wording for small personal debts.

Other meanings

  • repaymentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 还款计划huán kuǎn jì huàrepayment plannoun
  • 还款方式huán kuǎn fāng shìrepayment methodnoun
  • 还款额huán kuǎn érepayment amountnoun

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