Chinese word

退回

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì huí

Meaning

  • verbsend back

Example

公司的包裹被海关退回了。gōng sī de bāo guǒ bèi hǎi guān tuì huí le

The company's package was sent back by customs.

Illustration for 退回 (send back)

More examples

货物被海关检查后退回了。huò wù bèi hǎi guān jiǎn chá hòu tuì huí le

The goods were sent back after being inspected by customs.

Core concept

The path of a parcel reverses when delivery or entry fails, taking it back to its source.

Common phrases

  • 被海关退回bèi hǎi guān tuì huí

    be sent back by customs

  • 退回货物tuì huí huò wù

    return goods

  • 退回邮件tuì huí yóu jiàn

    return mail

Similar words

返回fǎn huí: Goes back to the place or point where someone or something started.
退还tuì huán: Returns something received, especially money or an item, to its owner.
寄回jì huí: Sends an item through the mail or a delivery service back to its sender.
发回fā huí: Sends documents or goods back so they can be processed or checked.

Definition in Chinese

把因地址错误、清关或其他原因不能送达的包裹或物品按原路送回发件人或返回原处。bǎ yīn dì zhǐ cuò wù qīng guān huò qí tā yuán yīn bù néng sòng dá de bāo guǒ huò wù pǐn àn yuán lù sòng huí fā jiàn rén huò fǎn huí yuán chù

Word origin

The compound 退 (tuì, "withdraw") + 回 (huí, "return") joins the ideas of moving away and going back.

Usage tips

  • A delivery notice using this verb describes a failed delivery outcome rather than a customer's voluntary decision to give an item back.

Other meanings

  • returnverb

Opposites

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