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

他被打了但没有还手。

Tā bèi dǎ le dàn méiyǒu huánshǒu.

He was hit but didn't fight back.

她决定不再忍让，开始还手了。

Tā juédìng bùzài 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