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How to Say ‘Could you give it back to me?’ in Simplified Chinese

可以还给我吗？

kě yǐ huán gěi wǒ ma

[kuh-yee huán gěi waw ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 还 is read (huán) here, meaning "return". In its other common meaning, "still" or "also", it's read (hái).

Phrase Breakdown

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express possibility, permission, or a suggested option.

Example

你可以先问一个简单的问题。

You can first ask a simple question.

还给我吗？

huán gěi wǒ ma

give (it) back to me?

还 is read huán here (to return), not hái. 吗 turns the sentence into a yes/no question.

Example

书可以还给我吗？

Can you give the book back to me?

Words in this phrase

还给

huán gěi

[huán gěi]

to give back to; to return to

To return something to its owner.

Example

请把书还给他。

Please give the book back to him.

我

wǒ

[waw]

First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.

Example

这个发展机会很适合我。

This development opportunity suits me very well.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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