退件

tuìjiàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to reject (a visa application, document, etc.)
  2. 2 (commerce) to return to sender
  3. 3 an item returned to sender

Examples

Tā de qiānzhèng shēnqǐng bèi tuìjiàn le.
His visa application was rejected.
Yīn dìzhǐ cuòwù, bāoguǒ bèi tuìjiàn.
Due to a wrong address, the package was returned to sender.

Tips

usage
Functions as both verb ('to reject/return') and noun ('returned item'). Common in postal, e-commerce, and immigration contexts. Compare 退货 (tuìhuò, return goods/refund) which is consumer-side.

Stroke Order

退 tuì
jiàn