Chinese word

还车

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuán chē

Meaning

  • verbreturn the car

Example

我要在下午两点还车。wǒ yào zài xià wǔ liáng diǎn huán chē

I will return the car at 2:00 p.m.

Illustration for 还车 (return the car)

More examples

我想提前一天还车。wǒ xiǎng tí qián yì tiān huán chē

I want to return the car one day early.

Core concept

Temporary use ends when the car crosses back from the driver's hands into the owner's or rental company's care.

Common phrases

  • 提前还车tí qián huán chē

    return the car early

  • 准时还车zhǔn shí huán chē

    return the car on time

Similar words

还hái: Return something borrowed to its owner.
归还guī huán: Return a borrowed or entrusted item in a formal way.

Definition in Chinese

把汽车交还给原来的拥有者或租赁公司。bǎ qì chē jiāo huán gěi yuán lái de yōng yóu zhě huò zū lìn gōng sī

Word origin

The verb-object compound 还 (huán, "give back") + 车 (chē, "car") builds 还车 (huánchē, "return the car") directly from the action and the thing handed back.

Usage tips

  • In a rental conversation, this phrase normally refers to the vehicle handover, not merely driving near the return location.

Opposites

  • 提车tí chēpick up the carverb

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