Chinese word

退

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì

Meaning

  • verbreturn

Example

这件衣服可以退吗？zhè jiàn yī fú ké yǐ tuì ma

Can this item of clothing be returned?

Illustration for 退 (return)

More examples

网购可以在确认收货前申请退货。wǎng gòu ké yǐ zài què rèn shōu huò qián shēn qǐng tuì huò

You can request a return for online purchases before confirming receipt.

Core concept

A completed exchange is reversed: the goods go one way and the payment comes back the other.

Common phrases

  • 退货tuì huò

    return an item

Similar words

退货tuì huò: Returning purchased goods to the seller.
退款tuì kuǎn: Getting money paid for a purchase back from the seller.
换货huàn huò: Exchanging a purchased item for another item of the same kind.

Definition in Chinese

向卖家归还已购买的商品，通常为换货或退钱。xiàng mài jiā guī huán yǐ gòu mǎi de shāng pǐn tōng cháng wèi huàn huò huò tuì qián

Word origin

The verb developed from the idea of going back, so in shopping it describes reversing a purchase by returning the goods or getting the payment back.

Usage tips

  • In customer-service talk, the object is often left unstated when everyone can see which purchase is meant, so the short verb can stand alone without sounding incomplete.

Other meanings

  • refundverb

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