Chinese word

退货

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì huò

Meaning

  • verbreturn

Example

如果不合适，可以退货。rú guǒ bù hé shì ké yǐ tuì huò

If it doesn't fit, you can return it.

Illustration for 退货 (return)

More examples

我选择邮寄退货，把包裹寄回商家。wǒ xuǎn zé yóu jì tuì huò bǎ bāo guǒ jì huí shāng jiā

I choose to return it by mail and send the package back to the seller.

Core concept

A purchase is reversed by sending the goods to the seller for a replacement or money back.

Common phrases

  • 到店退货dào diàn tuì huò

    return in store

  • 邮寄退货yóu jì tuì huò

    return by mail

  • 联系客服退货lián xì kè fú tuì huò

    contact customer service to return

Similar words

退款tuì kuǎn: Give the buyer back the money paid for purchased goods.
退换货tuì huàn huò: Send purchased goods back or replace them with other goods.
退回tuì huí: Return an item that was received to the person or place that sent it.
归还guī huán: Return something borrowed or entrusted to the person who owns it.

Definition in Chinese

将购买的商品送回商家或平台，以换回货款或更换商品。jiāng gòu mǎi de shāng pǐn sòng huí shāng jiā huò píng tái yǐ huàn huí huò kuǎn huò gēng huàn shāng pǐn

Word origin

In 退 (tuì, "give back") + 货 (huò, "goods"), the first character supplies the backward direction and the second identifies the commercial object.

Usage tips

  • On shopping apps, this word commonly appears in after-sales menus, so recognizing it links a spoken shopping problem with the relevant customer-service screen.

Other meanings

  • return of goodsnoun

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