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复出 (fù chū) — to come out again; to make a comeback (after retirement or absence)

Definition

复出 (fù chū) means 'to make a comeback' — returning to a public role, activity, or publication after a period of retirement, absence, or suspension. Stronger than 回来 (just 'come back'), it implies resuming a former career or public position.

verb
to come out againto make a comeback (after retirement or absence)

Examples

  • 复出。
    Nà wèi gē shǒu tuì xiū shí nián hòu zuì jìn fù chū le.
    That singer recently came out of retirement after ten years.
  • 复出。
    Zhè wèi yùn dòng yuán yīn shāng tuì yì liǎng nián hòu yòu fù chū le.
    This athlete retired due to injury and came back after two years.
  • 复出。
    Zhè běn zá zhì tíng kān wǔ nián hòu chóng xīn fù chū.
    This magazine resumed publication after a five-year suspension.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

复fùagain
出chūout

复 means again and 出 means go out, together meaning to come out again.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 復; 复 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 复 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (复习, 恢复) it is 復; in others (复印, 复杂) (答复, 反复) it is 複 or 覆.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chìwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
复
复fù復fù
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The traditional form 復 combines 彳, a walking part, with 复, a sound part, to show walking back and forth.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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