回本 [－－]

Jyutping wui4 bun2
Pinyin huí běn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to recoup one's investment
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to gain back the cost
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    賺​返本​錢​、​成本
    to recover an initial cost; to break even on an original investment
    • 佢預計兩年內回到本。
      佢预计两年内回到本。
      keoi5 jyu6 gai3 loeng5 nin4 noi6 wui4 dou2 bun2.
      She expects to recoup her original investment within two years.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to get back money that has been invested
    • 你只需要先投資50塊，然後很快就可以回本了。
      你只需要先投资50块，然后很快就可以回本了。
      nǐ zhǐ xū yào xiān tóu zī wǔ shí kuài ， rán hòu hěn kuài jiù kě yǐ huí běn le ．
      You only need an initial investment of 50 dollars, and you can get that back very quickly.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢间茶餐厅做咗三个月就打和，睇嚟唔驶半年就回本。
    佢間茶餐廳做咗三個月就打和，睇嚟唔駛半年就回本。
    keoi5 gaan1 caa4 caan1 teng1 zou6 zo2 saam1 go3 jyut6 zau6 daa2 wo4, tai2 lai4 m4 sai2 bun3 nin4 zau6 wui4 bun2.
    • His restaurant took three months to break-even, I think it will take him less than six months to pay off.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你只需要先投资50块，然后很快就可以回本了。
    你只需要先投資50塊，然後很快就可以回本了。
    nǐ zhǐ xū yào xiān tóu zī wǔ shí kuài ， rán hòu hěn kuài jiù kě yǐ huí běn le ．
    • You only need an initial investment of 50 dollars, and you can get that back very quickly.