物归原主 (wù guī yuán zhǔ) — to return something to its rightful owner

Definition

Examples

• 警察找到了失主，把钱包物归原主。
  Jǐng chá zhǎo dào le shī zhǔ, bǎ qián bāo wù guī yuán zhǔ.
  The police found the owner and returned the wallet to him.
• 捡到的东西一定要物归原主，这是做人的基本道理。
  Jiǎn dào de dōng xī yí dìng yào wù guī yuán zhǔ, zhè shì zuò rén de jī běn dào lǐ.
  If you find something, you must return it to its rightful owner — that's a basic principle of being a good person.
• 这本字典是两年前借的，现在终于物归原主了。
  Zhè běn zì diǎn shì liǎng nián qián jiè de, xiàn zài zhōng yú wù guī yuán zhǔ le.
  This dictionary was borrowed two years ago, and it's finally been returned to its owner.