回春 (huí chūn) — to revive; to bring back to life (often in 妙手回春); return of spring; spring's arrival
Definition
Literary verb meaning 'spring returns' or, in 妙手回春, a doctor's skill revives a patient. The revival sense is figurative, tied to that set phrase.
verb
to reviveto bring back to life (often in 妙手回春)return of springspring's arrival
Examples
- ，。Zhè wèi lǎo zhōng yī zhēn shì miào shǒu huí chūn, zhì hǎo le wǒ de bìng.This old Chinese medicine doctor truly has skillful hands that bring back spring—he cured my illness.
- ，回春，。Chūn tiān lái le, dà dì huí chūn, wàn wù fù sū.Spring has come; the earth returns to spring, and everything revives.
- ，。Zài tā de miào shǒu zhī xià, bìng rén zhōng yú huí le chūn.Under his skillful hands, the patient finally revived.
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