还手

還手

huánshǒu

verb #15,490

Meanings

1 to hit back
2 to retaliate
3 to fight back

Characters

to return; to give back

Examples

HSK 3

他被打了但没有还手。

Tā bèi dǎ le dàn méiyǒu huánshǒu.

He was hit but didn't fight back.

HSK 5

她决定不再忍让，开始还手了。

Tā juédìng búzài rěnràng, kāishǐ huánshǒu le.

She decided to stop putting up with it and started fighting back.

Tips

memory

还 (to return) + 手 (hand) - literally 'return the hand,' i.e., hit back.

Stroke Order

还 hái

手 shǒu